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World Premiere of “Wingbeat”

Wingbeat for amplified harp and 2-channel fixed audio was chosen to be a part of the New York City Electroacoustic Music Festival 2022. The premiere will be given by harpist Sonia Bize on Sunday, June 26, 2022, at 8:00 pm … Continue reading →

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George Crumb R.I.P.

I was 17 when I first started to officially study composition with Chinary Ung. At the time, I was aware of a number of contemporary composers. But until I met Chinary I neither heard of Chinary nor George Crumb. That … Continue reading →

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Notes on “Lament”

Notes on the Tarot Reading According to my notes on Lament, I performed a seven-card tarot reading on February 5, 2006. The following are the cards and the scenes they are paired with: Tarot Card                           Temporality              Scene 1. Magician                                   Distant … Continue reading →

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Chinary Ung’s Spiral Series

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Insight into Lament

As I woke up, too soon I might add, I had the idea that my monodrama Lament is a dream; and why not. The initial idea I had for this work was for it to be a monodrama using the … Continue reading →

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NYCEMF 2021 June 21-27

In-Between (2020) was chosen for the NYCEMF 2021, virtually. That’s okay. But I hope we find a venue that will present this work on a HUGE screen to do justice to Chris’s film. I would also like to hear 8″ … Continue reading →

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What is My Music?

To compose music that is as wonderful as the first works of music I ever heard. I’m trying to create an experience that I call the “musical experience.” Obviously, I can’t duplicate my previous work. Part of the creation of … Continue reading →

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Sound Source for “In-Between”

In-Between is a new fixed media composition. Most of the recorded sounds and pitches are derived from  recordings I made of a large tam-tam. I processed the recordings in a MAX spectral freeze patch (designed by Jean-François Charles) to create these … Continue reading →

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Hymn to the Vanished Arranged for Concert Band

I composed Hymn to the Vanished in a whirlwind of emotions following September 11, 2001. Because there would be limited rehearsal time the music director and I settled on string orchestra as the best vehicle for the piece. Recently, however, … Continue reading →

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How to Lament

An article from the New York Times Magazine How to Lament.

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