Monthly archive September, 2009

Patient music

Annea Lockwood and Thomas Buckner came to town last week, to perform Annea’s composition Duende at the Sonic Circuits Festival of Experimental Music. Hearing this piece live was a big treat, as was being able to hang out and visit with these two. I never imagined as a freshman in college, begging Annea to let...

Interview on Urban Modes

Cornelius Dufallo is a wonderful violinist and composer, as well as one of the biggest champions of new music around. I first heard him perform his music a couple years ago on the concert series Music With a View, and I was struck by the combination of intensity and patience in that beautiful, slowly unfolding...

Listening fast

Well, it’s official. My brain has automatically switched into archetypal back-to-school mode. I am craving fresh notebooks and new shoes. ******* To be honest I haven’t been feeling very talkative lately, so I’ve been keeping things on this side of the firewall. During July and August I took a break from composing to focus on...