Another Evening in Minnesota
In an earlier post I described a very successful recital I presented in the fall of 1990 at the
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The DeKalb College Concert
The 1980s and 1990s were not only prolific years for me as a composer, but also a busy period of
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Hemiola (Part II)
In my last blog post (Part I), I explained about the musical device known as hemiola, which is often used
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Hemiola (Part I)
The healthy human mind loves being active, recognizing patterns and especially solving puzzles. That applies even to math puzzles. Perhaps
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A Romance for Clarinet and Piano
My Romance for Clarinet and Piano was one of my early compositions (1983, revised 2017). It abounds in lyrical melodies
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The Craft of Composition
“Without craftsmanship, inspiration is a mere reed shaken in the wind.” –Johannes Brahms A young acquaintance of mine informed me
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Large Scale Forms and the Internet
The capacity to comprehend large-scale structures is one of the attributes that make us uniquely human, and that capacity is
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Gradus ad Parnassum
Parnassus was a tall mountain in ancient Greece, believed to be sacred to the gods and regarded as the abode
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Passionate Melody of Life (Part II)
In my last post (Part I), I explained how my Nocturne No. 2 (subtitled “Passionate Melody of Life”) had been
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Passionate Melody of Life (Part I)
On May 2, 2017, I received an email that would significantly affect my life in the years that followed. The
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Telescoping
My Lament for Flute and Piano was inspired by the stylistic innovations of early Baroque opera. The composers in this
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The Hapless History of the Horn Trio
Probably most composers have experienced major setbacks and disappointments in their careers, and I am certainly no exception. Recovering from
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The 1990 Atlanta Recital
The image is from the program to a recital I gave in November 1990 in Atlanta, where I lived then.
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Fluctuating Meters
My Lament for Flute and Piano was inspired by early Baroque opera and by the ideas of the Florentine Camerata
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About My Scores
The cycle of musical creation is not complete without the performer, and the ideal performer is typically someone other than
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