I live in two worlds. One is the world of classical music. I’m a small part of a centuries-long tradition of composers who have extended the work of many generations. I’ve been at it for a very long time, with a major interruption or two along the way. The biggest interruption was a career in audio technology, which I will not cover here.
I have a large body of early compositions (most of those have been performed), a much smaller body of more recent work, and am now beginning what I hope will be a larger body of late work (I’d rather not say it that way, but life does come with some realities). I also serve on the board of Nova Chamber Music-the longest-running chamber music series in Salt Lake City. We have an active web page, so I might occasionally nudge you in that direction.
In this occasional news feed, I hope to cover a fairly broad set of topics. I’ll of course let you know about changes to the website. I’ll let you know about new and older scores that are available for performers. Perhaps I’ll do a deeper dive into what makes a piece tick. You’ll surely learn that I feel arts and sciences are inextricably bound together.
I may offer—very gently—a bit of opinion now and then. But I’m not going to pontificate or troll. There are far too many places where you get that already. I do hope to share things with you. Perhaps it’s my own music or that of someone else. Perhaps it’s a tip for a younger musician trying to record a student recital. I’d love to have a comment section for your responses, but that’s going to have to wait. It’s far too easy for bad people to find their way onto message boards and I want to keep this a nice place to visit.
Thanks for dropping by and be sure to come back frequently!