Annotations

Between commissions, between jobs. Just between. I decided about a month ago that I was going to make a statement. My postcard pieces were relatively successful, resulting in a composition prize, 2 conference performances, and a professional premiere. What didn't go right was that the prize-winning piece was never performed, due to the pandemic, and...

The Need to be New

Every once in a while, I present my music in masterclasses, and inevitably we discuss method. I am what you might label a post-12-tone composer, and from time to time students ask me if I feel limited by my method, perhaps being limited to the row, or whatever.

Projects and Production

I have been working on my Postcards regularly, although not every day. I have 10 of them now, 9 posted on Facebook. Over the weekend, I worked instead on a project that I have had going for many years, finalizing the versions of 3 Pieces for Chamber Orchestra. All three of the pieces have been...