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I’m a lit­tle young to have watched the famous Leonard Bern­stein tele­vi­sion shows from the 1950s. And yet, here for the inter­net age, is another gifted con­duc­tor edu­cat­ing audi­ences. Have […]0February 24, 2007

Keeping Score

I’m a lit­tle young to have watched the famous Leonard Bern­stein tele­vi­sion shows from the 1950s. And yet, here for the inter­net age, is another gifted con­duc­tor edu­cat­ing audi­ences. Have […]

Spi­rals was per­formed at Mannes Col­lege of Music’s Con­cert Hall on Sun­day, Feb­ru­ary 18, 2007 at 1:30pm. The per­form­ers were The Stella Trio, Jan­nina Bare­field, vio­lin, Mon­ica Chung, piano, and […]0February 20, 2007

Spirals performed by Stella Trio, Feb 18, 2007

Spi­rals was per­formed at Mannes Col­lege of Music’s Con­cert Hall on Sun­day, Feb­ru­ary 18, 2007 at 1:30pm. The per­form­ers were The Stella Trio, Jan­nina Bare­field, vio­lin, Mon­ica Chung, piano, and […]

Thos who have lis­tened to my audio pod­cast know that I advo­cate get­ting up pretty early to get started on com­pos­ing. If you have to jug­gle a 9–5 day job, […]0February 19, 2007

Early Mornings

Thos who have lis­tened to my audio pod­cast know that I advo­cate get­ting up pretty early to get started on com­pos­ing. If you have to jug­gle a 9–5 day job, […]

I had the oppor­tu­nity to hear a lec­ture by Paul Moravec last week on the topic of music and mem­ory. He’s the 2004 Puiltzer Prize win­ner, so I was hon­ored […]0February 15, 2007

Paul Moravec quotes

I had the oppor­tu­nity to hear a lec­ture by Paul Moravec last week on the topic of music and mem­ory. He’s the 2004 Puiltzer Prize win­ner, so I was honored […]

For those of you in New York City, my piano trio, Spi­rals, will be per­formed this Sun­day, Febu­rary 18, 20076 at 1:30pm. The venue is Mannes Col­lege of Music, 150 […]0February 14, 2007

Performances of Richard Russell’s Music

For those of you in New York City, my piano trio, Spi­rals, will be per­formed this Sun­day, Febu­rary 18, 20076 at 1:30pm. The venue is Mannes Col­lege of Music, 150 […]

Lee Hoiby was born in 1926. He is an Amer­i­can clas­si­cal pianist and com­poser, prob­a­bly most famous for his song “The Ser­pent.” I found the fol­low­ing quote from him, cour­tesy […]0February 14, 2007

Lee Hoiby Quote

Lee Hoiby was born in 1926. He is an Amer­i­can clas­si­cal pianist and com­poser, prob­a­bly most famous for his song “The Ser­pent.” I found the fol­low­ing quote from him, courtesy […]

Just in time for Valentine’s Day, Richard Rus­sell con­tributes a new orig­i­nal song, I Am Greener Than Grass, to “Love Sto­ries”, a the­atri­cal work pre­sented by the Ollom Dance Com­pany. […]0February 11, 2007

I Am Greener Than Grass, February 11, 2007

Just in time for Valentine’s Day, Richard Rus­sell con­tributes a new orig­i­nal song, I Am Greener Than Grass, to “Love Sto­ries”, a the­atri­cal work pre­sented by the Ollom Dance Company. […]

In a recent Book Review of the New York Times (Decem­ber 2, 2006), William F. Buck­ley reviews Mar­tin Geck’s new biog­ra­phy of Johann Sebas­t­ian Bach. Of Geck, Buck­ley writes: He […]1December 15, 2006

Don’t Scalpel the Mona Lisa!

In a recent Book Review of the New York Times (Decem­ber 2, 2006), William F. Buck­ley reviews Mar­tin Geck’s new biog­ra­phy of Johann Sebas­t­ian Bach. Of Geck, Buck­ley writes: He […]

The other night I was at a composer’s forum where the guest of honor was 2004 Pulitzer Prize win­ner Paul Moravec. We were all hav­ing a great exchange, and the […]0December 15, 2006

Write something joyful!

The other night I was at a composer’s forum where the guest of honor was 2004 Pulitzer Prize win­ner Paul Moravec. We were all hav­ing a great exchange, and the […]

The con­tem­po­rary music ensem­ble, Aurora Bore­alis, com­prised of soprano Tiffany DuMouchelle and per­cus­sion­ist Stephen Solook, pre­sented a con­cert on Decem­ber 6, 2006 at Mannes Col­lege of Music in New York. […]0December 10, 2006

Three Elegies Premieres, December 6, 2006

The con­tem­po­rary music ensem­ble, Aurora Bore­alis, com­prised of soprano Tiffany DuMouchelle and per­cus­sion­ist Stephen Solook, pre­sented a con­cert on Decem­ber 6, 2006 at Mannes Col­lege of Music in New York. […]

My new piece, “Three Ele­gies” for soprano and per­cus­sion will be pre­miered at Mannes Col­lege of Music on Wednes­day, Decem­ber 6 at 8pm. Per­form­ing will be the duo, Aurora Bore­alis, […]0November 30, 2006

“Three Elegies” Premieres

My new piece, “Three Ele­gies” for soprano and per­cus­sion will be pre­miered at Mannes Col­lege of Music on Wednes­day, Decem­ber 6 at 8pm. Per­form­ing will be the duo, Aurora Borealis, […]

One of the most frus­trat­ing aspects of print­ing your scores is: How to bind them? First, if you are pre­sent­ing your scores to musi­cians for per­for­mance, you prob­a­bly already invest in […]0November 3, 2006

Binding Solutions

One of the most frus­trat­ing aspects of print­ing your scores is: How to bind them? First, if you are pre­sent­ing your scores to musi­cians for per­for­mance, you prob­a­bly already invest in […]

Pod­cast the Twen­ti­eth is avail­able on iTunes or what­ever your RSS aggre­ga­tor might be. The soft­ware I like so much that I refer to in this pod­cast? Here it is: […]0October 18, 2006

Podcast the Twentieth

Pod­cast the Twen­ti­eth is avail­able on iTunes or what­ever your RSS aggre­ga­tor might be. The soft­ware I like so much that I refer to in this pod­cast? Here it is: […]

Pod­cast the Nine­teenth is avail­able on iTunes or what­ever your RSS aggre­ga­tor might be. The two books I refer to in the pod­cast, highly rec­om­mended, are: The Bea­t­les by Bob […]0October 5, 2006

Podcast the Nineteenth

Pod­cast the Nine­teenth is avail­able on iTunes or what­ever your RSS aggre­ga­tor might be. The two books I refer to in the pod­cast, highly rec­om­mended, are: The Bea­t­les by Bob […]

I read in the paper today that the found­ing edi­tor of the National Lam­poon, one of my favorite mag­a­zines from way back when, has just passed away. In his New […]0August 22, 2006

In Memoriam: Robert K. Hoffman

I read in the paper today that the found­ing edi­tor of the National Lam­poon, one of my favorite mag­a­zines from way back when, has just passed away. In his New […]

Many, many times I have spo­ken to peo­ple who equate the­ory exper­tise with com­po­si­tion. This isn’t exactly true, how­ever. I always draw a com­par­i­son with fine art paint­ing. You can […]1August 17, 2006

A Good Theory Website

Many, many times I have spo­ken to peo­ple who equate the­ory exper­tise with com­po­si­tion. This isn’t exactly true, how­ever. I always draw a com­par­i­son with fine art paint­ing. You can […]

Here’s some­thing I’ve been won­der­ing about lately. As you develop your own style, is it good to be aware of it? For instance, I know that I like to write […]0August 16, 2006

Considering style

Here’s some­thing I’ve been won­der­ing about lately. As you develop your own style, is it good to be aware of it? For instance, I know that I like to write […]

When exactly did artists decide that they were dif­fer­ent from ordi­nary mor­tals, that in all like­li­hood they were supe­rior to the rest of us? Or, viewed dif­fer­ently, when were they […]0July 27, 2006

Must Artists be Anguished?

When exactly did artists decide that they were dif­fer­ent from ordi­nary mor­tals, that in all like­li­hood they were supe­rior to the rest of us? Or, viewed dif­fer­ently, when were they […]

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