Thursday: Went to the opening of the Soho Gallery for Digital Arts. The brainchild of John Ordover and overseen by Kim Kindya, this is to my knowledge one of the few, if not only, art gallery that only shows digital works of art. Intriguing space, some really interesting work being shown. You'll hear more about SGDA from me in the future ( Read more... )

Exactly a month ago I wrote of being commissioned by NYSSMA (New York State School Music Association) for 2011. That was, I'm sorry to say, incorrect. I am to be commissioned to write a chamber work for 2011, but the commission comes from the New York chapter of Music Teachers National Association (MTNA). It's (still) a prestigious commission, just ( Read more... )

In my last entry I alluded to an upcoming commission. Here is a bit more information ( Read more... )

Got a phone call earlier this evening about a brand-new project. One I had almost written off.

I haven't seen any paperwork on it or negotiated terms yet, and the project is for about 2 years from now, so I can't talk about it yet. I find this very frustrating but I understand why it must be so ( Read more... )

Sunday, 8/9/09:This is a continuation from the last post ( Read more... )

The first thing I should mention is that MBW and I went to hear music--mostly country but some bluegrass--every night we were in Nashville, and sometimes during the day too. I am awed and humbled by the level of musical talent in Nashville. Even the "worst" street musician there plays rings around many folks up these parts. The ones in the honky ( Read more... )

MBW and I went to Music City, Nashville, TN, for our first "real" vacation in over two years. It was just what we needed ( Read more... )

Sometimes the good news really is no news. That's the story (or lack thereof) today.

As a result I got a good chunk of rewriting done on The Etude Project. More to go on it, but still, today was productive ( Read more... )

If you go to my homepage, http://homepages.nyu.edu/~slr3, you see a new link just below the "This Just In" streamer and above the two photos. This takes to a video of the April performance by the Carson City Symphony. The second half of the concert includes the premiere of Birkat ( Read more... )

Got back a little while ago from visiting my father's grave. Dad died in 1980. As is the custom I said some prayers and left a small stone on the tombstone.

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Reading other folks' LiveJournal entries I was reminded (thanks, Ellen!) how much I have always enjoyed the performer Danny Kaye. Sure, he was a red- ( Read more... )