Playing Ethel Smyth’s Mass

Yesterday (Sunday Nov 23), I played first horn in the orchestra for the New England premiere of Ethel Smyth’s Mass in D. It’s a mammoth work, filled with beautiful moments and unique textures. The Sounds of Stow Festival Chorus, conducted by Barbara Jones, programmed it for their Fall 2008 concert. Barbara isn’t shy about tackling   Read More...

First Monthly Improv Workshop for Classical Musicians

Last week, I finally started my series of improv workshops for classical musicians. I’ve been thinking about doing this ever since I went to John Clark’s horn improv workshops in Heath, MA last July. My workshopshttp://www.hmmusic.com/index.html are open to anyone who is interested in classical free improv. We try various styles: modal & melodic, aleatoric,   Read More...

Playing a Virtual Orchestra

Although I seem to write mostly music notated on paper for live performers, I’ve always been interested in computer tools for composing and sound design. I started my recording business a few years ago because I wanted to put my audio tools to more use. Last year, I decided to invest in the sophisticated sampled   Read More...

After the concert

The concert for The Future of Life went beautifully. The chorus sounded great, the trombonist was superb. The rest of the program sounded fine too. I was moved by the text and I was pleased with the way the music, the sung and spoken words, and trombone declarations came together. Audience members, who were moved   Read More...