Does this happen to you? |
What is it about older works that make me want to revisit them? Let me tell you a story. Back in 2000 I wrote a short piano piece as an emotional response to an experience I had with a very gifted...
Posted by on Wed, 21 Nov 2007 14:18:00 GMT |
New Impromptu Posted |
Hey everyone!I finally posted my new piano piece, "Impromptu for Piano." I wish I could say it was me playing it, but it's actually a thinly disguised MIDI playback. I just hope I've tweaked it enough...
Posted by on Mon, 01 Oct 2007 14:24:00 GMT |
Is Classical Music Still Relevant? |
My friend, and fellow indy musician, Mark Hansen, sent me a link to an article at Portfolio today. It talks about the new ad campaigns by the Utah Symphony and Opera. Some of them, it seems, are a lit...
Posted by on Wed, 26 Sep 2007 13:50:00 GMT |
How to Frustrate Yourself Without Using Wires |
My home studio is built around my laptop. Some people say you can't do it that way. I never listened to my parents growing up, why should I listen to these naysayers now that I'm older? I love my la...
Posted by on Mon, 23 Jul 2007 19:28:00 GMT |
'What Manner of Man' Release |
Hey everyone! The sheet music for my new choral work, "What Manner of Man is This," has just been released as a downloadable PDF, with a couple of different licensing options, over at ChoirWorks. The ...
Posted by on Thu, 28 Jun 2007 11:23:00 GMT |
What Manner of Man finished |
I've finally finished the choir only version of "What Manner of Man." I've submitted it to http://www.choirworks.com and it should be available over there within a week or two. Originally this piece w...
Posted by on Mon, 18 Jun 2007 11:26:00 GMT |
If I were an Opera Meme |
A friend of mine, M. Ryan Taylor, started an "If I were an Opera . . ." meme. Here's my entry. Maybe you'd like to play, to? If I were an Opera I'd be __________ "Nixon in China." Quirky, political, f...
Posted by on Wed, 13 Jun 2007 11:50:00 GMT |
Cursing and Ranting |
I was working more on my new choral peice last night.#*($&@!!! parallel fifths!'nuff said.
Posted by on Wed, 06 Jun 2007 10:44:00 GMT |
My Brain Hates Me |
I stayed up fairly late last night watching a really boring movie with my wife. After the movie, I decided to take a shower and, right in the middle of washing my hair, I get his idea for a new tune. ...
Posted by on Tue, 05 Jun 2007 11:30:00 GMT |
The Choral Work Commeth |
The new choral work is coming along nicely. I was able to set aside some time, that is otherwise much in demand by family and other obligations, to work on it this weekend. I guess I should clarify th...
Posted by on Mon, 04 Jun 2007 17:09:00 GMT |
