City Walks at SFO “You Are Hear” Festival
Posted on Jun 25, 2010
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Filed under: magik*magik, Performance, string quartet, Video
Some composer friends and I have been kicking around the idea of getting our music played in unconventional venues. The idea is that if music is only played in concert halls, then the audience is limited to people who take time out of their busy schedules to seek it out, to say nothing of willingness to spend money on tickets. Surely we can find new ways of...
Read MoreJoseph Castaldo’s “Ancient Liturgy” Revisited in Philadelphia
Posted on Mar 5, 2010
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Filed under: Choral, Joseph Castaldo, Other People\'s Music, Philadelphia, Seán Deibler, Teachers, Video
This month the Choral Arts Society of Philadelphia, my choral alma mater, will present a concert that epitomizes the kind of music making that went on in Philadelphia when I was a student there in the 1980′s. The occasion is the 20th anniversary of the premiere of Joseph Castaldo’s extraordinary work for narrator, chorus and orchestra Ancient...
Read MoreThe Magik of Orchestral Indie Rock
Posted on Aug 6, 2009
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Filed under: indie rock, magik*magik, Popular Music, Video
There’s nothing new about the use of orchestral instruments in rock music, but this is particularly lovely. Founded last year, the Magik*Magik Orchestra‘s elegantly stated mission is to “simplify the collaborative process between independent rock musicians and classical artists.” Here they join indie rock artist John Vanderslice in a...
Read MoreConrad Susa on "The Blue Hour"
Posted on May 31, 2009
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Filed under: Conrad Susa, Interview, Teachers, Video
I’m thrilled to have just stumbled across this picture montage and interview excerpt of my former S.F. Conservatory composition teacher Conrad Susa discussing his beautiful orchestral work The Blue Hour. It was prepared by music journalist and long-time Conservatory faculty member Scott Foglesong for this article about a concert of music by Conrad and...
Read MoreVideo: "American Standard" for Clarinet and Piano
Posted on May 21, 2009
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Filed under: American Standard, Clarinet, Performance, Video
American Standard was premiered in Shrewsbury, England in 1993, but the U.S. premiere was given the following year as part of the New Music Delaware Festival at the University of Delaware. Last week pianist Julie Nishimura, who participated in that 1994 performance, gave me the honor of including the piece in a concert celebrating her 20 years as faculty...
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