Comments on: Willing amateurs http://rogerbourland.com/blog/2006/05/16/willing-amateurs/ Roger Bourland writes about music and life Thu, 20 Nov 2008 10:31:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Rosa http://rogerbourland.com/blog/2006/05/16/willing-amateurs/#comment-416 Rosa Wed, 17 May 2006 01:53:51 +0000 http://rogerbourland.com/blog/2006/05/16/willing-amateurs/#comment-416 I was studying composition at CalArts when Mel Powell passed away. We missed him, and although I never studied with him (note: he left Yale to found the music program at CalArts in the early 70's) I still remember that everyone cared deeply about him. He was right up there with Babbitt and Carter. I have to admit though, I have always felt like and still feel like a bored whore. I didn't realize Powell put it so eloquently. I was studying composition at CalArts when Mel Powell passed away. We missed him, and although I never studied with him (note: he left Yale to found the music program at CalArts in the early 70’s) I still remember that everyone cared deeply about him. He was right up there with Babbitt and Carter.

I have to admit though, I have always felt like and still feel like a bored whore. I didn’t realize Powell put it so eloquently.

]]> By: Roger Bourland http://rogerbourland.com/blog/2006/05/16/willing-amateurs/#comment-414 Roger Bourland Tue, 16 May 2006 19:04:13 +0000 http://rogerbourland.com/blog/2006/05/16/willing-amateurs/#comment-414 I'm fairly sure that is was natural. Mel went both ways with music: he was a fairly famous jazz piano player in addition to being a modern composer. By the way, Les Thimmig was my composition teacher at UW-Madison from 1974-6. I’m fairly sure that is was natural. Mel went both ways with music: he was a fairly famous jazz piano player in addition to being a modern composer.

By the way, Les Thimmig was my composition teacher at UW-Madison from 1974-6.

]]> By: citrus http://rogerbourland.com/blog/2006/05/16/willing-amateurs/#comment-413 citrus Tue, 16 May 2006 17:13:22 +0000 http://rogerbourland.com/blog/2006/05/16/willing-amateurs/#comment-413 Judging by the hair coloring, he really couldn't quite make up his mind. Judging by the hair coloring, he really couldn’t quite make up his mind.

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