Recently, I’ve been inspired to write a piece for voice and a small chamber ensemble. As I was browsing the tags on this site to review some of the vocal music I’ve come across in the past couple of years, I realized that the number of vocal pieces listed is highly disproportionate to the number … More Searching for a voice. . . and chamber ensemble.
Last month, I decided to browse through and listen to about 20 string quartets in order to select a few to study more closely. Here are the pieces I have decided to study in the most depth: Rochberg, George, String Quartet No. 3 (1972) Husa, Karel, String Quartet No. 3 (1968) As well as a … More The Decision Has Been Made!
I decided not to write New Year’s resolutions for 2011, and I was quite satisfied with my decision. This year I decided to do the same. The reason for my counter-cultural decision was not because I am against writing goals, nor was it because I had lost faith in New Year’s–“newness”–or whatever magical, invincible-human superpower … More New Year’s Reflections
Today, Dr. Suter sent me on an adventure to browse the string quartet collection. The plan is to listen to/look over numerous quartets until the point where I’m so filled with ideas that I can’t bear not to write. (This is the same quartet that I wrote for the Hugo Wolf Quartet to play, but … More It’s a string quartet marathon!
Today, Dr. Suter sent me on an adventure to browse the string quartet collection. The plan is to listen to/look over numerous quartets until the point where I’m so filled with ideas that I can’t bear not to write. (This is the same quartet that I wrote for the Hugo Wolf Quartet to play, but … More It’s a string quartet marathon!
