Just cuz. A little article splainin’ whassup in the Electroid world of T.

I thought since I’m here, I might as well give you all as much of a heads up as to what types of things interest me as possible, especially since i’ll be using some of ‘these things’ in the concert on Wednesday.  I know I love to get know people as thoroughly as possible when I meet them, so i offer this in the same spirit.  The following is an article which was written a few months ago in Chamber Music America Magazine.  Written by Kyle Gann, one of our most important Contemporary Music writers, it focuses on electronics as it exists in my own work and in the work of a few other colleagues.  As Kyle is a great writer and has reviewed for the Village Voice for a long time, I’m thrilled that we got to spend some time together as he wrote this article.  You’ll notice to the right in the Blogroll I’ve listed his internet radio station and from there you can find his site as well.  Check him out.  Shortly after my tenure here, I head to Bard College to do a seminar on electronics in performance taking with me the joys of having done it with you here at ESM.  Link offered with permission of Chamber Music America

Here’s the article :  CMA_Article_KyleGann.pdf

Bass-Clarinetists of Death

Years ago, the Bass-Clarinet became much more than an orchestral instrument, and as such, the volume of music, both chamber and solo which is written for it has exponentially increased.

Evan Ziporyn, the composer of Tree Frog, is a Bass-Clarinetist whose musicianship, compositions and sheer powerful voice on the Bass-Clarinet is well-known and respected throughout the classical and world-music fields.

As amazing, as notable, and in fact the perfect foil and alter-ego to Evan is another incredible Bass-Clarinetist, Michael Lowenstern, whose website, earspasm.com has all the material you need to broaden your ‘bass-clarinetness’.

Check these guys out, PLEASE, even if you’re not a clarinetist, and share the links with your friends. Then SlapTongue your heart out.

String Swing!

Ever wish you just had some place to temporarily rest your fiddle rather than sticking it all the way back in the case? For my violinist and viola friends… i put this thing on a mic stand, on a regular stand, whatever, and it’s sorta nice when i have to write something or step away from something during a long rehearsal. just a little gadget, but blogworthy…

the String Swing