“Women Are”
Music by Roger Bourland
Words by Mel Shapiro
In this song, O is telling his son Telly how women, that is real women, are — as opposed to the virtual women he met on porn sites. The lyrics say “Women are” and then the music is supposed to finish the end of the musical sentence. I, […]
Tonight I’ve asked my colleagues and friends Juliana Gondek and Michael Dean to help me read through Homer in Cyberspace, the new musical I just finished with with book and lyrics Mel Shapiro and Dan Keleher. We’ve invited a small group of friends over to listen and comment. Mel will give a synopsis of the […]
Last night I finished composing HOMER IN CYBERSPACE. Yes, I still have to orchestrate the last four numbers, do some inserts here and there, and write some underscore and so on, but I finished. Daniel, Damon, Jane and I went to Hugos for a quick celebratory dinner and my face was unable to stop smiling. […]
Before I moved to California, my teacher, Leon Kirchner, introduced me to Leonard Rosenman. I remember several trips out to his beautiful Malibu home. I brought my music, and we played each other music for three hours, and chain-smoked.
Leonard taught a few times for us at UCLA. And before my time, he taught music […]
For the past three months, I have had a slim social life. I have had to miss many concerts, dinners, and parties. As I’ve told my friends, “all I do is be Chair and compose.” (Oh yes, and keep this blog active).
The composition of this piece has interrupted nearly every aspect of my life, from […]
Even though the rules for a particular game are the same, world-wide, every game is different. Those games include gin rummy, Sudoku, tennis, baseball, basketball, football, poker, and inter-personal relationships. Let’s take Sudoku. I was quite proud to do the EVIL level this morning in my all-time best record of 18 minutes. Hmmm, why? Well, […]
“A Trojan Horse” (1st draft of accompaniment)
Music by Roger Bourland
Lyrics by Mel Shapiro
from HOMER IN CYBERSPACE
Every year I tell my music theory students to not forget to say THANK YOU to their teachers at the end of a course. In fact, to say thank you whenever the opportunity arises — that is, without sounding like a goody-two-shoes. It is so easy, and facilitates friendly interpersonal relationships.
But then, I’m paid by […]
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