About Author: Richard D. Russell

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

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Three States of Water, a piece for three flutes, will be pre­miered at Mannes Col­lege of Music, 150 West 85th Street, on Tues­day, May 15 at 8pm. The con­cert is […]0April 26, 2007

Three States of Water to premiere

Three States of Water, a piece for three flutes, will be pre­miered at Mannes Col­lege of Music, 150 West 85th Street, on Tues­day, May 15 at 8pm. The con­cert is […]

Under the aus­pices of the New York Com­posers Cir­cle, a late draft of my new piece was given a read­ing last night. This art song is based on the Rilke […]0April 20, 2007

One Rilke Song in NYCC Reading

Under the aus­pices of the New York Com­posers Cir­cle, a late draft of my new piece was given a read­ing last night. This art song is based on the Rilke […]

I know a musi­cian from Iran who came to study music in New York. He was very inter­ested in clas­si­cal music of (what we call) the West­ern world. And he […]0April 15, 2007

Thought for the Day

I know a musi­cian from Iran who came to study music in New York. He was very inter­ested in clas­si­cal music of (what we call) the West­ern world. And he […]

Years and years ago I worked at Par­sons School of Design in New York, where I got to know Tim Gunn. Tim Gunn has gone on to become quite famous […]0April 13, 2007

Tim Gunn on Theory

Years and years ago I worked at Par­sons School of Design in New York, where I got to know Tim Gunn. Tim Gunn has gone on to become quite famous […]

The New York Com­posers Cir­cle pre­sented an infor­mal read­ing of works by NYCC com­posers on March 29, 2007. A piece I wrote, “Amelia Asleep” (from my forth­com­ing Three Dog Suite) […]0April 2, 2007

Stella Trio plays Amelia Asleep

The New York Com­posers Cir­cle pre­sented an infor­mal read­ing of works by NYCC com­posers on March 29, 2007. A piece I wrote, “Amelia Asleep” (from my forth­com­ing Three Dog Suite) […]

Here’s another thought for the day. What is more impor­tant, orig­i­nal­ity or innovation? Well, let’s look at Stravinsky’s Rite of Spring, which pre­miered in 1913. Almost 100 years later, we […]0March 29, 2007

Originality vs. Innovation

Here’s another thought for the day. What is more impor­tant, orig­i­nal­ity or inno­va­tion? Well, let’s look at Stravinsky’s Rite of Spring, which pre­miered in 1913. Almost 100 years later, we […]

At a recent con­fab of com­posers I attended, the con­ver­sa­tion turned to style and technique. And here’s your thought for the day: “You shouldn’t steal style. But you can steal […]0March 29, 2007

Style vs. Technique

At a recent con­fab of com­posers I attended, the con­ver­sa­tion turned to style and tech­nique. And here’s your thought for the day: “You shouldn’t steal style. But you can steal […]

I was very happy with the excel­lent per­for­mance of Three Ele­gies as per­formed by Aurora Bore­alis, the new music duo com­prised of Stephen Solook on per­cus­sion and the charm­ing soprano, […]0March 26, 2007

Aurora Borealis performs Three Elegies, March 25, 2007

I was very happy with the excel­lent per­for­mance of Three Ele­gies as per­formed by Aurora Bore­alis, the new music duo com­prised of Stephen Solook on per­cus­sion and the charm­ing soprano, […]

I was at the March Salon of the New York Com­posers Cir­cle recently, and we got to talk­ing about how the instru­ment you play affects how you com­pose. I have […]0March 20, 2007

Hammers and Nails

I was at the March Salon of the New York Com­posers Cir­cle recently, and we got to talk­ing about how the instru­ment you play affects how you com­pose. I have […]

More evi­dence that copy­right is a blunt instrument. The inter­net is shak­ing things up in ways no one could have ever expected. Take the recent Google / Via­com bat­tle. Google […]0March 17, 2007

Copyright is a Blunt Instrument, cont.

More evi­dence that copy­right is a blunt instru­ment. The inter­net is shak­ing things up in ways no one could have ever expected. Take the recent Google / Via­com bat­tle. Google […]

Here is a sign announc­ing the next per­for­mance of Three Ele­gies, Sun­day March 25 at 7:30pm. Gold­mark Hall is at Mannes Col­lege of Music, 150 West 85th Street in New […]0March 16, 2007

Three Elegies: Next Performance

Here is a sign announc­ing the next per­for­mance of Three Ele­gies, Sun­day March 25 at 7:30pm. Gold­mark Hall is at Mannes Col­lege of Music, 150 West 85th Street in New […]

Long­time fol­low­ers of my audio pod­cast will recall that I have ambiva­lent feel­ings about copy­right. Yes, I want my work to be pro­tected, but copy­right lim­its open exchange of cool ideas. […]0March 12, 2007

Copyright is a Blunt Instrument

Long­time fol­low­ers of my audio pod­cast will recall that I have ambiva­lent feel­ings about copy­right. Yes, I want my work to be pro­tected, but copy­right lim­its open exchange of cool ideas. […]

I’m the Man­ag­ing Direc­tor of a com­posers col­lec­tive called the New York Com­posers Cir­cle. For our con­certs this year, we’ve decided that each com­poser should say a word or two […]0March 10, 2007

Reaching New Audiences

I’m the Man­ag­ing Direc­tor of a com­posers col­lec­tive called the New York Com­posers Cir­cle. For our con­certs this year, we’ve decided that each com­poser should say a word or two […]

Three Ele­gies received its sec­ond per­for­mance on March 9, 2007 at the Thalia at Sym­phony Space in New York City, in a con­cert pre­sented by the New York Com­posers Cir­cle. […]0March 10, 2007

Three Elegies at Symphony Space

Three Ele­gies received its sec­ond per­for­mance on March 9, 2007 at the Thalia at Sym­phony Space in New York City, in a con­cert pre­sented by the New York Com­posers Circle. […]

Reminder: Today, March 9, 2007, my Three Ele­gies for soprano and per­cus­sion will be per­formed at the Thalia at Sym­phony Space, Broad­way at 95th Street. Con­cert time is 7:30pm. Tiffany […]0March 9, 2007

Three Elegies to be Performed

Reminder: Today, March 9, 2007, my Three Ele­gies for soprano and per­cus­sion will be per­formed at the Thalia at Sym­phony Space, Broad­way at 95th Street. Con­cert time is 7:30pm. Tiffany […]

Inter­est­ing arti­cle in the NYTimes last Sun­day (March 4, 2007) about iTunes being one of the futures of clas­si­cal music. Quot­ing from the arti­cle: Zarin Mehta, the New York Philharmonic’s pres­i­dent […]0March 2, 2007

Orchestral Movements: 99 Cents

Inter­est­ing arti­cle in the NYTimes last Sun­day (March 4, 2007) about iTunes being one of the futures of clas­si­cal music. Quot­ing from the arti­cle: Zarin Mehta, the New York Philharmonic’s president […]

I lis­tened to a great lec­ture last week by per­cus­sionst Jim Preiss. He’s the prin­ci­pal per­cus­sion­ist of the Brook­lyn Phil­har­monic, the Amer­i­can Com­posers Orches­tra, the Westch­ester Phil­har­monic, and the River­side […]0February 27, 2007

Source Inspirations

I lis­tened to a great lec­ture last week by per­cus­sionst Jim Preiss. He’s the prin­ci­pal per­cus­sion­ist of the Brook­lyn Phil­har­monic, the Amer­i­can Com­posers Orches­tra, the Westch­ester Phil­har­monic, and the Riverside […]

For those of us con­cerned about form and archi­tec­ture, here’s a great quote about Beethoven, cour­tesy Bernard Hol­land in the 2/23/07 New York Times: Beethoven was the Clas­si­cal era‚Äôs psy­cho­log­i­cal archi­tect. […]0February 25, 2007

A Beethoven Thought

For those of us con­cerned about form and archi­tec­ture, here’s a great quote about Beethoven, cour­tesy Bernard Hol­land in the 2/23/07 New York Times: Beethoven was the Clas­si­cal era‚Äôs psy­cho­log­i­cal architect. […]

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