concert music
In C Remixed (Rehashed)
Now that the dust has settled on this project, I’d like to say a few words about it.
The Grand Valley State University New Music Ensemble is a pretty amazing group.
A couple years ago they managed to blow everyone’s minds with a series of killer performances of Steve Reich’s Music for 18 Musicians, culminating in a [...]
Taking Musical Chances
Students at the So Percussion Summer Institute getting ready to play Shifty.
A couple weeks ago, I had the pleasure of doing a composition master class at the So Percussion Summer Institute. My piece Shifty was on the repertoire list for the students, and I was asked to come to a rehearsal and talk about it.
It’s [...]
OAQ (Occasionally Asked Questions)
Here are some questions (and corresponding answers) that I seem to be asked fairly often. I’m not asked them often enough to make this a real FAQ, and personal FAQs are boring and narcissistic; it’s likely that the question I’m asked the most often is “Would you like room for milk?”
