well, it’s not that bad… The Robot’s movements are fairly fluid–although a bit, erm…, robotic. Also, the world did not end.

Well… the good news is that my children’s opera, with libretto by Jeff LaGreca, has been accepted in the NYC International Fringe Festival. Jeff and I are excited that our work has been recognized this way. We’ll be deciding soon if we’ll be mounting a performance there in August, 2008. We are both leaning towards…

Last Fall, Steve Charles, one of the editors of the Wabash College alumnae magazine, contacted me to see if I’d be willing to participate in an online interview about social entrepreneurship. He seemed to think that my many activities with the Astoria Music Society as well as with the Random Access Music composers’ collective made…

In 1997, two Russian emigrees, Vitaly Komar and Alex Melamid, created “the most unwanted song” of all time. When the two conceptual artists (who also experimented in the visual arts, too) arrived in the United States, they became fascinated with american-style public opinion polling. So they polled 500 people on their music preferences–everything from instruments to…

A few days ago, I was walking along Ditmars Blvd., which is one of the busy, commercial-district streets near where I live, when I saw a high-school aged boy elbow his friend and shout, “Hey! Look at Beethoven over there!” With wonder and excitement, I eagerly turned to see what he could possibly be seeing… could…

Most music groups have either presented their first concerts of the new season or are in the throes of final preparations. Being a composer, I’m allowed a bit more leeway in such matters. But, I do have some concerts planned for this season: Breaking Down the Beat, presented by the Random Access Composers’ collective ,…

Well… a lot has happened since I wrote my last blog post: the premiere of my work for Ursula’s End, a studio recording of the work, summer holidays, my daughter Naomi’s bout with pneumonia, and my hospitalization from a combination of multiple blood clots and pneumonia! I had a six day stay at Long Island…

Yesterday was a whirlwind of activity for me–almost all due to the first concert of the year presented by the Random Access Music composers’ collective (RAM). The concert included my newest work, Indirect Lines to Another and the Next, and five other world premieres by the RAM composers (David Fetherolf, Stefan Weisman, Manly Romero, Erin Rogers, and…

Yesterday, I met with the three Lost Dog New Music Ensemble musicians who will premiere my trio for Flute, Cello, and Piano entitled Indirect Lines to Another and the Next. The players have had their parts for about three weeks now and already had one rehearsal last week. This was to be the last scheduled rehearsal…