Four Sidestreets

Posted on Sep 8, 2008 | 1 comment
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When in doubt, haul out the juvenilia… In the course of sorting and packing for a move (more on that another time), I’ve come across a recording of my first-ever public performance. Four Sidestreets (1986) for flute and piano was the result of a set of freshman-year composition assignments. The movements are short and undeveloped, the longest being...

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Surprising Juvenilia

Posted on Nov 30, 2006 | 2 comments
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I’ve just come across an old recording from my undergraduate Senior Recital, which took place in 1989. Having also just recently spent a lot of time dealing with art songs (other people’s), I was particularly interested in listening to my setting for baritone of a passage from Romeo and Juliet. Turns out to be a pleasant surprise. It’s...

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