Alexandra Gardner | Building Noises

Those years working in public radio have finally come in handy! My podcast, or rather Mobcast, is available on the Mobtown Modern website, and on iTunes. It’s a little tour through my composition Tourmaline, which Brian Sacawa will be performing on Mobtown’s October 1 “Sound Ecology” program. Look forward to seeing you there!

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Here are a couple of gems from the current reading, The Selected Correspondence of Aaron Copland:

To his parents, June 24, 1921 (from Paris),

I am gradually getting more accustomed to their way of doing things here. Think of it, I have never even seen a glass of milk since I left New York.

Can you see him bellied up to Ma’s kitchen table in Brooklyn, with a big glass of milk and a plate of cookies?! This one makes me smile too…

To his family, March 21, 1922,

I have signed a contract with Monsieur Senart, the publisher, who is going to bring out 2 of my compositions!!!! First a piano piece called a “Passacaglia” and then a song for voice and piano entitled “An Old Poem”. This, you must agree is a most gorgeous piece of luck which fell out of a clear sky.

Missing the days of letter writing big time!