November 2011 - Composer's Toolbox

Tool #20: Collaboration in Composition and as a Tool for Saving Classical Music

DanLisMusic Posted on November 19, 2011

Collaboration is a great compositional tool, and can also be used to save new music scenes. This post is inspired by this article I found through ArtsJournal.com. In the article the author describes the Jasper String Quartet’s experience collaborating with composer Aaron Jay Kernis, and how a collaborative approach can help save (at least part […]

Issues Opinion

Issues: Concert Attendance Attire

DanLisMusic Posted on November 10, 2011

There are many approaches to concert attendance attire, spurred on by many different issues. Here I’d like to put my ideas about formal vs. informal attire out on the web to see what you think. When I attended the Yale composition seminar on October 27th which had featured guest lecturer Matthias Pintscher, the issue of […]