Last March I reconfigured the studio to accommodate a wide 4 channel stereo speaker setup. I began developing several projects for this front-facing semi-circle, but found they translated horribly …
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Live Music Project: Vampyr (1932)
Alison and I were first introduced to Carl Theodor Dreyer's films this past January and immediately went on the hunt for more. Before we had even finished our first screening of Vampyr (1932), we knew …
Towards a Progressive Art
How Can You Build on Such a Quicksand? George Rochberg spent his life arguing for a renewal of humanist values in art. He felt the aleatoric and serial music that dominated his time was destined to …
FRB 121102
Sometimes you can't see the answer, even though it's sitting right in front of you. Such is the case with Fast Radio Bursts, a phenomenon whereby new pattern discovery algorithms are used to analyze …
After Rochberg: A Centenary Celebration Concert
Since 2013, my close friend and colleague Jeremy Gill and I have been searching for an opportunity to put together a concert in honor of our mentor George Rochberg. At long last, we found …
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The 13th Page
It's not unusual to create new music for Pierrot ensemble. In fact, composers in recent decades have generated so much new music for this combination of instruments, numerous groups have formed and …
The Aural Savant
Johannes Vermeer (1632-1675) is widely acknowledged as one of the greatest painters of the Dutch Golden Age. In particular, his uncanny ability to capture the lens-accurate effects of light and shadow …
Plume
Plume (for piano and computer) is one of a series of artistic collaborations with custom software called Isomer. Work on Plume began with the selection of six chainsaw sound recordings. Often source …
Allan Schindler Memorial
Allan Schindler, my friend, mentor, and colleague, passed away suddenly on October 8th, 2018. The folks at Eastman reached out to colleagues and alumni, and set up a memorial concert for Allan on …
After October
After October is dedicated to my friend and mentor, Allan Schindler. It is part of a series of artistic collaborations with custom software called Isomer. When I arrived at Eastman in 1996, I had …