About Author: Richard D. Russell

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This was written by Richard D. Russell, New York City based composer of fine music.

Posts by Richard D. Russell

James Wat­son, the sci­en­tist who along with Fran­cis Crick dis­cov­ered the form of DNA, got into some polit­i­cal hot water recently. He implied black Africans were less intel­li­gent than white. […]0October 30, 2007

Science and Composition

James Wat­son, the sci­en­tist who along with Fran­cis Crick dis­cov­ered the form of DNA, got into some polit­i­cal hot water recently. He implied black Africans were less intel­li­gent than white. […]

Here are a few pics from the con­cert at Mannes Col­lege of Music last Mon­day, Octo­ber 22. Aurora Bore­alis, with Tiffany DuMouchelle, soprano, and Stephen Solook, per­cus­sion, per­formed my Three […]0October 24, 2007

3SCS at Mannes College, Oct 22

Here are a few pics from the con­cert at Mannes Col­lege of Music last Mon­day, Octo­ber 22. Aurora Bore­alis, with Tiffany DuMouchelle, soprano, and Stephen Solook, per­cus­sion, per­formed my Three […]

I just saw this movie, Music From The Inside Out, and highly rec­om­mend it. The movie inter­views sev­eral play­ers of the Philadel­phia Orches­tra, fol­low­ing them around on tour and ask­ing […]0October 20, 2007

Music From the Inside Out

I just saw this movie, Music From The Inside Out, and highly rec­om­mend it. The movie inter­views sev­eral play­ers of the Philadel­phia Orches­tra, fol­low­ing them around on tour and asking […]

What a fan­tas­tic, suc­cess­ful con­cert last night at Saint Peter’s! Sofia Dim­itrova selected a pro­gram that rep­re­sents a ter­rific snap­shot of con­tem­po­rary vocal music. (If I may say so given […]0October 17, 2007

Two Rilke Songs

What a fan­tas­tic, suc­cess­ful con­cert last night at Saint Peter’s! Sofia Dim­itrova selected a pro­gram that rep­re­sents a ter­rific snap­shot of con­tem­po­rary vocal music. (If I may say so given […]

I’ve been a fan of Radio­head since their album OK Com­puter. I some­times ask myself the ques­tion, “What music will still be around in 200 years?” and I think Radio­head […]2October 7, 2007

The Music Business Continues to Pass

I’ve been a fan of Radio­head since their album OK Com­puter. I some­times ask myself the ques­tion, “What music will still be around in 200 years?” and I think Radiohead […]

It was announced this week that Dawn Upshaw is a recip­i­ent of MacArthur Foun­da­tion “Genius Award”. Why? The MacArthur Foun­da­tion said that Ms. Upshaw is break­ing down styl­is­tic bar­ri­ers and […]0September 25, 2007

Congrats, Dawn Upshaw

It was announced this week that Dawn Upshaw is a recip­i­ent of MacArthur Foun­da­tion “Genius Award”. Why? The MacArthur Foun­da­tion said that Ms. Upshaw is break­ing down styl­is­tic bar­ri­ers and […]

Aurora Bore­alis, com­prised of soprano Tiffany DuMouchelle and per­cus­sion­ist Stephen Solook, will per­form the vocal/marimba ver­sion of Three Songs of Carl Sand­burg in two con­certs in late October. First, on […]3SCS" />0September 24, 2007

Aurora Borealis Performs 3SCS

Aurora Bore­alis, com­prised of soprano Tiffany DuMouchelle and per­cus­sion­ist Stephen Solook, will per­form the vocal/marimba ver­sion of Three Songs of Carl Sand­burg in two con­certs in late Octo­ber. First, on […]

I’m very pleased to announce that I’ve just won an award from The ASCAPLUS Awards Con­cert Divi­sion Panel. This award marks my first big prize and recog­ni­tion for clas­si­cal com­po­si­tion. […]0September 22, 2007

ASCAP Plus Winner for 2006-07

I’m very pleased to announce that I’ve just won an award from The ASCAPLUS Awards Con­cert Divi­sion Panel. This award marks my first big prize and recog­ni­tion for clas­si­cal composition. […]

Those of you who have lis­tened to my audio pod­cast, par­tic­u­larly Episode 15, know I am a self-published com­poser. I learned the tricks of this trade via Jen­nifer Hig­don, pic­tured […]0September 20, 2007

On Being a Self-Published Composer

Those of you who have lis­tened to my audio pod­cast, par­tic­u­larly Episode 15, know I am a self-published com­poser. I learned the tricks of this trade via Jen­nifer Hig­don, pictured […]

I’m very excited about this con­cert, Invis­i­ble Land­scapes, by soprano Sofia Dim­itrova. It will be held Octo­ber 16, 2007. The venue is the beau­ti­ful Saint Peter’s Church, 619 Lex­ing­ton Avenue […]1September 18, 2007

Two Rilke Songs at Saint Peter’s

I’m very excited about this con­cert, Invis­i­ble Land­scapes, by soprano Sofia Dim­itrova. It will be held Octo­ber 16, 2007. The venue is the beau­ti­ful Saint Peter’s Church, 619 Lex­ing­ton Avenue […]

I came across this link about music and tech­nol­ogy and wanted to share it. These are some good ques­tions to think about when you are lis­ten­ing to music. If you’d […]0September 17, 2007

Good Questions about New Music

I came across this link about music and tech­nol­ogy and wanted to share it. These are some good ques­tions to think about when you are lis­ten­ing to music. If you’d […]

It’s been quiet on the blog, but behind the scenes there are con­cert devel­op­ments for the upcom­ing year. First and fore­most, hold Octo­ber 16 for a con­cert at Saint Peters, […]0September 12, 2007

2007–2008 Preview

It’s been quiet on the blog, but behind the scenes there are con­cert devel­op­ments for the upcom­ing year. First and fore­most, hold Octo­ber 16 for a con­cert at Saint Peters, […]

In the 9/6/07 issue of Rolling Stone mag­a­zine, with Maroon 5 on the cover, lead singer Adam Levine’s mother makes a provoca­tive state­ment: “I wouldn’t let him lis­ten to kid’s […]0August 29, 2007

What Is “Children’s Music”?

In the 9/6/07 issue of Rolling Stone mag­a­zine, with Maroon 5 on the cover, lead singer Adam Levine’s mother makes a provoca­tive state­ment: “I wouldn’t let him lis­ten to kid’s […]

In our busy, crazy lives it can be hard to find the extra time to com­pose. Those of you who lis­ten to my audio pod­cast know that I’m an advo­cate […]0August 24, 2007

How to Have 54 Weeks a Year

In our busy, crazy lives it can be hard to find the extra time to com­pose. Those of you who lis­ten to my audio pod­cast know that I’m an advocate […]

Hot on the heels of per­form­ing Three Songs of Carl Sand­burg in Michi­gan on July 3, the Aurora Bore­alis Duo per­formed this piece again on August 12 in Cape Cod, […]0August 21, 2007

Sandburg Songs in MA

Hot on the heels of per­form­ing Three Songs of Carl Sand­burg in Michi­gan on July 3, the Aurora Bore­alis Duo per­formed this piece again on August 12 in Cape Cod, […]

For sev­eral years in the early 1990s, I worked at the Met­ro­pol­i­tan Museum of Art and had the good for­tune to meet Mrs. Brooke Astor. Every year she would throw […]0August 14, 2007

Brooke Astor 1902–2007

For sev­eral years in the early 1990s, I worked at the Met­ro­pol­i­tan Museum of Art and had the good for­tune to meet Mrs. Brooke Astor. Every year she would throw […]

I just have to link to this blog entry by Brian Clark, the author of copyblogger.com. He’s con­cerned about writ­ing lan­guage, but his advice says it all for com­posers, too!0July 31, 2007

Ten Steps to Better Composing

I just have to link to this blog entry by Brian Clark, the author of copyblogger.com. He’s con­cerned about writ­ing lan­guage, but his advice says it all for com­posers, too!

Music is such an abstract, can’t-put-your-hands-on-it art form. I’m always find­ing it use­ful to com­pare music to visual arts. I recently came across this web­site which is a humor­ous attempt […]0July 30, 2007

Something for Hitchcock Fans

Music is such an abstract, can’t-put-your-hands-on-it art form. I’m always find­ing it use­ful to com­pare music to visual arts. I recently came across this web­site which is a humor­ous attempt […]

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