“What kind of music do you make?” — This is a question that composers and performers get asked all the time, and, if you’re anything like me, the ideal answer is a diversion. “Well — at our last show, everyone was given complimentary ice cream, and everyone lost five pounds just by listening!” That’ll pique some interest. It’s just as dishonest as saying that what I make is a mix of “classical, jazz and world music” — it’s none of those, yet borrows from all.
composing
Interview with Composition Today (2009)
Ljova’s interview with David Bruce of Composition:Today, published July 14 2009Re-published here with permission. Tell…
hola from Buenos Aires
Hi to all from Buenos Aires. I’m here for a week on a fairly relaxed assignment, pushing paper and making minor corrections, as I’ve completed all of the prep work back in New York. ..
the viola teacher in my life
An appreciation of a recital by my teacher, violist Samuel Rhodes.
in the details
My wife thinks that I would’ve made a darn good lawyer — but, with due…
bowling for poetry
I don’t know how ACB does it, but I barely if ever have time to…
Mad Sketchbook – demo
if you happen to catch yourself dancing to this, could you please post a video?…
Romance in Flourescent
There’s one nice thing about having a flu — immediately, you begin to see the…
chameleons (film scoring 2007)
I scored my first short film, This Modern Love, in 2000. It was written and…
one of those days…
Today is the rare kind of day, in which all of my so-called meta-careers were…