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will pre­miere my Harp­si­chord Sonata on Decem­ber 16, 2008, at 7pm. This is a grad­u­a­tion recital for her DMA pro­gram at SUNY Stony Brook. The venue is the Wang Cen­ter […]0December 5, 2008

Harpsichord Sonata to premiere December 16

will pre­miere my Harp­si­chord Sonata on Decem­ber 16, 2008, at 7pm. This is a grad­u­a­tion recital for her DMA pro­gram at SUNY Stony Brook. The venue is the Wang Center […]

I decided to change the title of my lec­ture to some­thing that was more appro­pri­ate to the mat­ter at hand: “Ques­tions my Com­po­si­tion Teacher Never Asked Me.” I’m glad to […]1October 25, 2008

Presentation at Mannes

I decided to change the title of my lec­ture to some­thing that was more appro­pri­ate to the mat­ter at hand: “Ques­tions my Com­po­si­tion Teacher Never Asked Me.” I’m glad to […]

On Wednes­day, Octo­ber 22 from 5-7pm I will present a lecture/demonstration at Mannes Col­lege of Music, pre­sented by the Mannes Col­lege Com­po­si­tion Depart­ment. I will pose provoca­tive ques­tions guar­an­teed to […]0October 14, 2008

How to Become a Better Composer (in Just Two Hours!)

On Wednes­day, Octo­ber 22 from 5-7pm I will present a lecture/demonstration at Mannes Col­lege of Music, pre­sented by the Mannes Col­lege Com­po­si­tion Depart­ment. I will pose provoca­tive ques­tions guar­an­teed to […]

For the sec­ond year I can proudly announce I have received an ASCAP award from The ASCAPLUS Awards Con­cert Divi­sion Panel. This year’s panel included New York Times critic Steve […]0October 14, 2008

ASCAPlus Award

For the sec­ond year I can proudly announce I have received an ASCAP award from The ASCAPLUS Awards Con­cert Divi­sion Panel. This year’s panel included New York Times critic Steve […]

A soprano I must count amongst my most faith­ful inter­preters, Sofia Dim­itrova, is per­form­ing my Three Ele­gies in Varna, Bul­garia next week, June 28. Here is the poster:It says (she […]0June 21, 2008

Three Elegies in Bulgaria

A soprano I must count amongst my most faith­ful inter­preters, Sofia Dim­itrova, is per­form­ing my Three Ele­gies in Varna, Bul­garia next week, June 28. Here is the poster:It says (she […]

I was so happy with the per­for­mance of Three States of Water dur­ing Tues­day night’s New York Com­posers Cir­cle con­cert at NYU. In fact, the whole con­cert was fan­tas­tic, and […]0May 22, 2008

Three States of Water at NYU

I was so happy with the per­for­mance of Three States of Water dur­ing Tues­day night’s New York Com­posers Cir­cle con­cert at NYU. In fact, the whole con­cert was fan­tas­tic, and […]

I’ve had a chance to hear Mary Barto, Aki Kasuga, and Jonathan Engle rehearse my Three States of Water, and let me tell you: They are HOT! I’m very excited […]0May 18, 2008

Three States of Water on Tuesday

I’ve had a chance to hear Mary Barto, Aki Kasuga, and Jonathan Engle rehearse my Three States of Water, and let me tell you: They are HOT! I’m very excited […]

Three States of Water is a dif­fi­cult, vir­tu­os­tic piece, and so I was delighted to hear it per­formed at Mannes Col­lege of Music on May 13. Here is Mary Barto, […]0May 15, 2008

Three States of Water at Mannes

Three States of Water is a dif­fi­cult, vir­tu­os­tic piece, and so I was delighted to hear it per­formed at Mannes Col­lege of Music on May 13. Here is Mary Barto, […]

What a ter­rific con­cert yes­ter­day at the Blessed Sacra­ment Church on the Upper West Side. Soprano Sofia Dim­itrova per­formed a new arrange­ment of my Three Ele­gies, and Stani Dim­itrova pre­miered […]0May 12, 2008

Violin Sonata Premieres, New Arrangement of Three Elegies

What a ter­rific con­cert yes­ter­day at the Blessed Sacra­ment Church on the Upper West Side. Soprano Sofia Dim­itrova per­formed a new arrange­ment of my Three Ele­gies, and Stani Dim­itrova premiered […]

Stani Dim­itrova will pre­miere my first Vio­lin Sonata on May 11 at 3pm, with Jenny Huang grac­ing the piano. The venue is the his­toric Blessed Sacra­ment Church at 152 West […]0April 20, 2008

Violin Sonata to Premiere May 11

Stani Dim­itrova will pre­miere my first Vio­lin Sonata on May 11 at 3pm, with Jenny Huang grac­ing the piano. The venue is the his­toric Blessed Sacra­ment Church at 152 West […]

Spring is in the air, and that means Spring con­certs on the way. This half of the sea­son will see the pre­miere of my first Vio­lin Sonata, and a fresh […]0March 26, 2008

Spring 2008 Preview

Spring is in the air, and that means Spring con­certs on the way. This half of the sea­son will see the pre­miere of my first Vio­lin Sonata, and a fresh […]

I have to apol­o­gize for the qual­ity of the pic­ture, but no qualms can be made about the qual­ity of the con­cert pre­sented last Fri­day. This ter­rific pro­gram fea­tured per­cus­sion­ist […]0March 4, 2008

“The Duel” premiere

I have to apol­o­gize for the qual­ity of the pic­ture, but no qualms can be made about the qual­ity of the con­cert pre­sented last Fri­day. This ter­rific pro­gram fea­tured percussionist […]

I was at a con­cert of new music recently, and in the time before the start of the pro­gram I got to think­ing. I was going to be hear­ing a […]2February 27, 2008

Looking forward to new music

I was at a con­cert of new music recently, and in the time before the start of the pro­gram I got to think­ing. I was going to be hear­ing a […]

Per­cus­sion­ist Stephen Solook made a great flier for the con­cert this Fri­day, Feb­ru­ary 29, in which The Duel will pre­miere. (Click image for a larger size view.) See you there!0February 25, 2008

Flier for Friday’s Concert

Per­cus­sion­ist Stephen Solook made a great flier for the con­cert this Fri­day, Feb­ru­ary 29, in which The Duel will pre­miere. (Click image for a larger size view.) See you there!

A great con­cert yes­ter­day at Mannes Col­lege of Music, with com­po­si­tions by Wayne Alpern, Chris Park, David Ames, Wendy Grif­fiths, Faye Ellen Sil­ver­man, and Ryan Tracy. The high­light for me […]0February 18, 2008

Rilke Songs at Mannes

A great con­cert yes­ter­day at Mannes Col­lege of Music, with com­po­si­tions by Wayne Alpern, Chris Park, David Ames, Wendy Grif­fiths, Faye Ellen Sil­ver­man, and Ryan Tracy. The high­light for me […]

Sofia Dim­itrova and Stani Dim­itrova will be per­form­ing my Two Songs of Rilke on Sun­day, Feb­ru­ary 17 at 1:30 pm. They will be joined by pianist Tomoko Nakayama, who pre­miered […]0January 25, 2008

Two Rilke Songs at Mannes College on Feb 17

Sofia Dim­itrova and Stani Dim­itrova will be per­form­ing my Two Songs of Rilke on Sun­day, Feb­ru­ary 17 at 1:30 pm. They will be joined by pianist Tomoko Nakayama, who premiered […]

The New York Com­posers Cir­cle pre­sented its first con­cert of the 2007-08 sea­son on Decem­ber 13, 2007, at Baruch College’s gor­geous Engel­man Recital Hall. I was very for­tu­nate to have […]0December 25, 2007

Two Rilke Songs at Baruch College

The New York Com­posers Cir­cle pre­sented its first con­cert of the 2007-08 sea­son on Decem­ber 13, 2007, at Baruch College’s gor­geous Engel­man Recital Hall. I was very for­tu­nate to have […]

Quite unex­pect­edly, an open­ing has pre­sented itself in the first New York Com­posers Cir­cle con­cert of the 2007-08 con­cert sea­son, and my Two Rilke Songs will be pre­sented again. The […]0December 11, 2007

Two Rilke Songs on Dec 13

Quite unex­pect­edly, an open­ing has pre­sented itself in the first New York Com­posers Cir­cle con­cert of the 2007-08 con­cert sea­son, and my Two Rilke Songs will be pre­sented again. The […]

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