I’m a terrible activist. I make art instead. Perhaps that is the best way for me to make an impact.
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Stylistic Pluralism Within a Composition
An investigation into what stylistic pluralism is in music.
Read MoreRyan Carraher – “Alazia” Self-Analysis
Ryan Carraher just finished a new work for solo tenor trombone entitled Alazia. “I figured I would share some thoughts and formal processes I had during the composition process.”
Read MoreP.M. Joyce – FairyTale
P.M. Joyce’s work “Fairytale” is a well-polished work that would work well in a film score.
Read MoreTimothy Lee Miller – “Divinitus”
Firmly rooted in the American Mavericks tradition, this work fuses hymns with polytonality and misalignment, a la Charles Ives.
Read MoreReilly Spitzfaden – Resonances
Reilly Spitzfaden’s work Resonances is an interesting exploration of instrumental tone and gesture, a cat-and-mouse game of imitation.
Read MoreMitch Weakley – Keys, Strings, Clothespins
Mitch Weakley’s piece “Keys, Strings, Clothespins” investigates a C pentatonic scale with a flattened sixth step (Ab) through the lens of a prepared piano, and its consequent timbres.
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