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Monthly Archives: February 2006

Fewer staves this time

27-Feb-06

Work progresses more or less uninterrupted now on the new chamber piece, a commission for Peter Flint‘s ensemble, Avian Music, for mixed ensemble. It’ll premiere on a Rock&Roll-themed program, surrounded by works of Conrad Cummings, Michael Gandolfi, Michael Daugherty, David Laganella, Richard Belcastro, and Flint himself, all written for variations of the somewhat hairy ensemble [...]

25-Feb-06

The Avian Music commission now in-progress, for mixed chamber group of flute / sax / violin / cello / guitar / piano, has a working title: The Vinyl Six

Odd Couples

18-Feb-06

It’s the kind of thing we used to bitch about in school. We’d sit around, soaking in our green youth, and complain about how concerts stink. How the whole experience of modern concerts is boring and dated, and how when New Music, usually saddled with electronics and amplification and complex percussion setups, is infused in [...]

Odd Couples

18-Feb-06

It’s the kind of thing we used to bitch about in school. We’d sit around, soaking in our green youth, and complain about how concerts stink. How the whole experience of modern concerts is boring and dated, and how when New Music, usually saddled with electronics and amplification and complex percussion setups, is infused in [...]

Isaac Stern said it was OK

14-Feb-06

Last night the St. Charles East High School Wind Ensemble, directed by Jim Kull, blasted out a program of New York premieres in the rarified air of Carnegie Hall. Avenue X, Steven Bryant’s Rise, and John Mackey’s Sasparilla all sounded fantastic, even with SB and I getting to wave our arms around on our pieces. [...]

13-Feb-06

Tonight at Carnegie Hall — the St. Charles East High School Wind Ensemble, directed by Jim Kull. A fun program featuring the New York premieres of Avenue X, Steven Bryant’s Rise, and John Mackey’s Sasparilla. The band sounds fantastic, the composers conduct, and Isaac Stern Auditorium will never be the same again…

Radio killed the …

09-Feb-06

While in Chicago for the CYSO premiere of Metropolitan I talked with Lisa Flynn at Chi-town’s classical station WFMT 98.7. I seem to remember going on for like 45 minutes, all of which Lisa creatively edited down to about 3. The segment aired the morning of Dec. 31 — since it was over the holidays [...]