From the monthly archives:
Brad Wood just gave me a delightful DVD called “Glenn Gould The Alchemist” a must-see for all GG fans. At the top of the documentary, Glenn whisks into the room with a small chair. It turns out that this little tattered chair (”a member of the family”) is and always has been his piano seat/chair/bench. [...]
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For my scrapbook and so I can remember, here are miscellaneous comments about HOMER IN CYBERSPACE.
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[From my doctor who has a 13-year old daughter. I confessed I wasn't the right one to ask what was appropriate for a 13-year old girl. I told him that there were gay sirens, but EVERYONE loved them!]
Kudos again [...]
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For some cosmic reason, the Universe taught me a lesson this week: get your facts straight.
I chaired a meeting to discuss a departmental issue. I didn’t have the facts straight, and assembled the agenda that momentarily threw gasoline on the fire. Everything turned out ok but I learned my lesson.
The next day I got a [...]
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Melody can manifest itself in a variety of ways.
The composer takes a big breath and out comes a phrase that can, by default, be a lung-full of air. Human emotions and experiences infuse melodies: crying, shouting, talking, sighing, praying, scolding, questioning, calling… This is the emotional physicality behind a phrase of music. At least for [...]
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Madeleine Peyroux performs “Don’t cry Baby” (by Bessie Smith), and “Don’t wait too long”, on Italian television.
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[A letter that Paul Chihara sent to faculty and student composers about Homer in Cyberspace. He asked me to put it on the blog which I'm happy to oblige.]
HOMER IN CYBERSPACE
The great Prussian general von Clausewitz once said: “At times the utmost audacity is the highest wisdom.” This applies, in my opinion, in composition [...]
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Yesterday I heard two more excellent performances of HOMER IN CYBERSPACE. The actors are growing into their roles with great artistry. Seeing the roles evolve through the nine performances is a thrilling opportunity for me. Premiering a role is an opportunity not all students get. Once they realize that THEY are really co-creating the role [...]
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