Richard D. Russell » Jennifer Higdon http://rdrussell.com Mon, 05 Dec 2016 01:42:20 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.2.38 Jennifer Higdon on rehearsal etiquette http://rdrussell.com/jennifer-higdon-on-rehearsal-etiquette http://rdrussell.com/jennifer-higdon-on-rehearsal-etiquette#comments Fri, 17 Jul 2009 01:52:07 +0000 http://rdrussell.wordpress.com/?p=202 I’ve seen composers in rehearsals be pretty tough on their players, and I always think, “hey, there’s no need to antagonize the people who are going to perform your music!” […]

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]]> I’ve seen composers in rehearsals be pretty tough on their players, and I always think, “hey, there’s no need to antagonize the people who are going to perform your music!” It seems to me you would like your performers to be fans of you. Now of course, yes, you want them to get it right, but…

Jennifer Higdon, one of my favorite contemporary composers (and just an all-out nice person, too), has some great insight into what’s going on the first few times you go to a rehearsal of your music. Some patience might pay off! Keep these insights in mind:

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]]> http://rdrussell.com/jennifer-higdon-on-rehearsal-etiquette/feed 0 On Being a Self-Published Composer http://rdrussell.com/on-being-a-self-published-composer http://rdrussell.com/on-being-a-self-published-composer#comments Thu, 20 Sep 2007 01:03:00 +0000 http://rdrussell.wordpress.com/2007/09/20/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 […]

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]]> 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 here. If you’d like to know all about this topic, have a look at this link from the online magazine, New Music Box, hosted by the American Music Center.

Browse around. There’s good articles about the state of publishing today, and lots of composer weigh in on the advantages and disadvantages of being your own publisher.

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