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Comp Lessons from Unlikely Teachers: Coffee

Photo by nomilknocry. CC-A. My mornings often start the same: a sunny alarm jingle. A lingering war with the snooze button. A reluctant trudge from the bedroom to the shower. Highlights from last...

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Go, Fight, Win

Photo by DMJarvey. CC-A. NHL hockey is back. NHL hockey is back, my friends. Let me repeat that. NHL. Hockey. Is. Back. Granted, it’s back from what was an absolutely absurd lockout which insulted the...

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You Don’t Own Me

Here’s a little-known fact: it wasn’t long ago that, for a while, I seriously considered giving up composition and going to law school. It wasn’t because I was tired of music – far from it. It wasn’t...

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School’s Out Forever

Photo by velkr0 – CC-A. Way back in 2007, I had a conversation I’ll never forget with a Professor at an Important University. I had just accepted my admissions offer from the University of Colorado....

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Composing Diary: Getting Started

Photo by Hamed Saber. CC-A. Having sent off the finished version of my latest piece (Dragonfly for Neal Titus, a percussionist at UNC Greeley) a few days ago, I spent the weekend in that comfortable...

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Composing Diary: Color and Light

“Composing Diary” is an ongoing series detailing my misadventures in writing a piece for Alarm Will Sound. You can see previous entries here. “Rust and Blue,” by Mark Rothko. Presented under fair use...

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Remembering Richard Toensing: 1940-2014

  Last week, the American music world’s shine grew just a little dimmer. Richard Toensing (‘Dick’ to his students), a composer, conductor and music educator, passed away on July 3, just a month after...

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Musing: Second Verse, Same as the First

At one university I attended, Famous Ensemble came to visit the composers’ seminar: the topic was “How to Make It In the 21st Century Music World.” I walked into the room excited and bright-eyed,...

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