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

Take some­thing you know well and add it to some­thing else you know, and you’ve got some­thing new and orig­i­nal… at least, that’s the idea. You can use this as […]0July 26, 2006

1 + 1 = ?

Take some­thing you know well and add it to some­thing else you know, and you’ve got some­thing new and orig­i­nal… at least, that’s the idea. You can use this as […]

Some of you might know my audio pod­cast, Cre­ativ­ity and Com­po­si­tion, and some of you might only know this writ­ten blog. So for those of you who don’t know the […]0July 23, 2006

Podcast the Eighteenth

Some of you might know my audio pod­cast, Cre­ativ­ity and Com­po­si­tion, and some of you might only know this writ­ten blog. So for those of you who don’t know the […]

I read a review yes­ter­day, by Edward Roth­stein, of a book called On Late Style by Edward Said. The open­ing para­graph reads “What artist does not yearn, some day, to pos­sess […]0July 17, 2006

Toward a Late Style

I read a review yes­ter­day, by Edward Roth­stein, of a book called On Late Style by Edward Said. The open­ing para­graph reads “What artist does not yearn, some day, to possess […]

I read some­thing inter­est­ing in the paper today. There is an exhibit at the National Gallery of Art in Wash­ing­ton DC of almost 50 paint­ings by Henri Rousseau. Even if […]0July 14, 2006

The Creativity of Not Knowing

I read some­thing inter­est­ing in the paper today. There is an exhibit at the National Gallery of Art in Wash­ing­ton DC of almost 50 paint­ings by Henri Rousseau. Even if […]

Soprano Sofia Dim­itrova per­formed a solo recital on July 10, 2006 to a full house in Bul­garia, includ­ing Richard Russell’s Three Songs of Carl Sand­burg. Also on the recital were […]1July 11, 2006

Three Songs of Carl Sandburg in Bulgaria

Soprano Sofia Dim­itrova per­formed a solo recital on July 10, 2006 to a full house in Bul­garia, includ­ing Richard Russell’s Three Songs of Carl Sand­burg. Also on the recital were […]

Part of the busi­ness of being a com­poser is draw­ing some atten­tion to your music. (Or per­haps draw some atten­tion to your­self!) And if you are a com­poser doing busi­ness […]0July 11, 2006

Give Something for Free

Part of the busi­ness of being a com­poser is draw­ing some atten­tion to your music. (Or per­haps draw some atten­tion to your­self!) And if you are a com­poser doing business […]

Here’s a lit­tle mar­ket­ing tip for you: Pub­lish your name and web­site all over the inter­net! Go into com­poser forums and post a com­ment or two. Seek out web­sites where […]0July 10, 2006

Write All Over the Internet!

Here’s a lit­tle mar­ket­ing tip for you: Pub­lish your name and web­site all over the inter­net! Go into com­poser forums and post a com­ment or two. Seek out web­sites where […]

Com­posers want com­mis­sions. You want some­one to come to you and say, “Write me a piece of music, here’s $50″ (or $500 or $5000). But hold on. Explore the money angle […]0July 6, 2006

Compile Commissions

Com­posers want com­mis­sions. You want some­one to come to you and say, “Write me a piece of music, here’s $50″ (or $500 or $5000). But hold on. Explore the money angle […]

Well, I just don’t know whether my morale is lifted or despir­ited by this morning’s New York Times article. I’ve argued before in my pod­cast Cre­ativ­ity and Com­po­si­tion (avail­able here) […]0July 5, 2006

Contemporary Music’s Hope: Large or Small?

Well, I just don’t know whether my morale is lifted or despir­ited by this morning’s New York Times arti­cle. I’ve argued before in my pod­cast Cre­ativ­ity and Com­po­si­tion (avail­able here) […]

Being cre­ative for a liv­ing is not always an easy thing to do. There’s bills to pay, for instance! And let’s face it, most peo­ple who are cre­ative, whether com­posers, […]0July 4, 2006

An Hour a Day

Being cre­ative for a liv­ing is not always an easy thing to do. There’s bills to pay, for instance! And let’s face it, most peo­ple who are cre­ative, whether composers, […]

I just have to rec­om­mend this book, The Cre­ative Habit. It was writ­ten by Twyla Tharp, the choreographer. Now, one might ask what chore­og­ra­phy has to do with music com­po­si­tion, […]0July 4, 2006

The Creative Habit

I just have to rec­om­mend this book, The Cre­ative Habit. It was writ­ten by Twyla Tharp, the chore­o­g­ra­pher. Now, one might ask what chore­og­ra­phy has to do with music composition, […]

Soprano Eliz­a­beth Berkowitz pre­sented a fac­ulty recital at the Lucy Moses School in New York on June 8, 2006. She included Three Songs of Carl Sand­burg in her ambi­tious pro­gram. […]0June 9, 2006

Elizabeth Berkowitz, June 8, 2006

Soprano Eliz­a­beth Berkowitz pre­sented a fac­ulty recital at the Lucy Moses School in New York on June 8, 2006. She included Three Songs of Carl Sand­burg in her ambi­tious program. […]

On June 6, 2006, 8pm, Cir­cle Vari­a­tions (Fourth) was pre­miered in a con­cert at Saint Peter’s Church at the Cit­i­group Cen­ter, Lex­ing­ton Avenue and 54th Street. The con­cert was pre­sented […]0June 7, 2006

Circle Variation (Fourth) Premiered

On June 6, 2006, 8pm, Cir­cle Vari­a­tions (Fourth) was pre­miered in a con­cert at Saint Peter’s Church at the Cit­i­group Cen­ter, Lex­ing­ton Avenue and 54th Street. The con­cert was presented […]

Richard Russell’s piece, Nev­er­Sum­mer, was cho­sen for an infor­mal read­ing under the aus­pices of the New York Com­posers Cir­cle, April 27, 2006. This piece was writ­ten for trom­bon­ist Haim Avit­sur, […]0April 28, 2006

NeverSummer in Reading, April 27, 2006

Richard Russell’s piece, Nev­er­Sum­mer, was cho­sen for an infor­mal read­ing under the aus­pices of the New York Com­posers Cir­cle, April 27, 2006. This piece was writ­ten for trom­bon­ist Haim Avitsur, […]

Richard Rus­sell, a self-published com­poser, has reg­is­tered his music pub­lish­ing con­cern Design for Light­ning Music with ASCAP.0March 30, 2006

Announcing Design for Lightning Music

Richard Rus­sell, a self-published com­poser, has reg­is­tered his music pub­lish­ing con­cern Design for Light­ning Music with ASCAP.

Spi­rals was pre­miered to great acclaim in a con­cert pre­sented by the New York Com­posers Cir­cle at St. Peter’s in New York’s his­toric Chelsea dis­trict, March 7, 2006. Guest cel­list […]0March 11, 2006

Spirals Premieres

Spi­rals was pre­miered to great acclaim in a con­cert pre­sented by the New York Com­posers Cir­cle at St. Peter’s in New York’s his­toric Chelsea dis­trict, March 7, 2006. Guest cellist […]

Aurora Boure­alis, a con­tem­po­rary music duo con­sist­ing of Tiffany DuMouchelle, soprano, and Stephen Solook, per­cus­sion, pre­sented a con­cert at Mannes Col­lege of Music on Decem­ber 14, 2005. At inter­mis­sion, Richard […]0December 15, 2005

Concert Moderator, December 11, 2005

Aurora Boure­alis, a con­tem­po­rary music duo con­sist­ing of Tiffany DuMouchelle, soprano, and Stephen Solook, per­cus­sion, pre­sented a con­cert at Mannes Col­lege of Music on Decem­ber 14, 2005. At inter­mis­sion, Richard […]

Con­ver­sa­tions (Faces) was per­formed Decem­ber 4, 2005 at Mannes Col­lege of Music’s Con­cert Hall. Julia Dus­man was the pianist, Ana Milosavjle­vic played vio­lin, and Nick Din­ner­stein on cello rounded out […]0December 5, 2005

Conversations (Faces) Performed at Mannes

Con­ver­sa­tions (Faces) was per­formed Decem­ber 4, 2005 at Mannes Col­lege of Music’s Con­cert Hall. Julia Dus­man was the pianist, Ana Milosavjle­vic played vio­lin, and Nick Din­ner­stein on cello rounded out […]

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