Feb 01 2008
If the Seattle Icebreaker Fest hadn’t gone so well, I might have been more put off by the surreal morning of departure, which included Bill and I driving madly around the airport on a quest for the unmarked car rental place, and then my plane being several hours delayed because the “glue had to dry” [...]
Jan 22 2008
Lots happening these days…..lots! Juggling multiple adventures in music composition (more details on that later), not to mention learning a few bits of technological geekery…. So of course I am running off to Seattle where I get to help break the ice. I think it will be lots of fun! Also looking forward to playing [...]
Jan 04 2008
This photo is from a performance last month at The Stone, in New York City, taken by flickr pal and new music enthusiast litherland. I really enjoyed performing with Kathleen Supové and Jennifer Choi! Each played one of my compositions for solo instrument with electronics - Kathleen did (Re)acciones (that is Kathleen and I in [...]
Dec 19 2007
Here are a few random pages & notes from The Way of Ideas, for flute, clarinet, violin and cello, just finished and sent off in the mail a few days ago. The Seattle Chamber Players will be premiering it on January 25, so you should definitely come check out the concert!
This was a challenging piece [...]
Dec 01 2007
Good news! I was recently announced a recipient of a DC Commission on the Arts 2008 Artist Fellowship. This grant will help with assorted composing projects, including a guitar and saxophone piece for my friends Enrique Lop and Carola Cuypers. Thank you DC!!
The photo above is 8th St. NW, where the DC Commission office is [...]
Nov 29 2007
Okay! After months of mucking about and weighing the endless options for a self-hosted blog and all the assorted gory details, I have finally settled on this scenario. Although I can make no promises about the frequency of posts, I do know that the urge to write words is definitely returning. We’ll see how it [...]
Aug 08 2007
Recently back from a delightful week at Blackbeard’s home. Trading computer and phone for bicycle and kayak does a metabolism good.
The friends we vacationed with possess the very endearing ability to identify every plant, bug and bird one might ever hope to encounter. They see so many things I would miss - the tiiiiiny green [...]
Jun 19 2007
Should you find yourself in Valencia, Spain over the weekend, you must go check out Carlos Gil Ferrer play Snapdragon at the summer Chamber Music Festival. A huge band culture makes Valencia famous for turning out stellar wind and brass players, and it really is the place to be for an evening of trombone and [...]
Jun 02 2007
Well then. The past few months have been quite something. First of all, the big NYC concert went swimmingly. Huge enormous Thank-Yous to the Performance and Commissioning Club members (I couldn’t possibly have done it without you!!!), and to all of the stupendous musicians who pulled out all the stops for this performance. Just… wow.
A [...]