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Carnegie Hall Workshop: Post-mortem
The child, bringer of light received its première at Carnegie’s Zankel Hall on Monday night. The hall was reasonably full, the audience quite varied. We were even graced with the presence of a group of nuns in dark blue and brown habit. I know music is a big part of religious culture, but it was…
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Carnegie Hall Workshop: Day 6
Over the last few days we have been talking a great deal with Kaija about building your own hierarchy of musical parameters and prioritizing. What is the most important idea to express in this piece? Which parameters can enhance it? Which will muffle it or destroy it? Where must you hold your ground when it…
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Carnegie Hall Workshop: Day 3
Today was weird. The twenty or so auditors descended upon us like a tsunami. Carroll Studios (where everything takes place) feel a lot more crammed now. On top of that, there was a full camera crew: two camera men, a guy with one of those microphones-on-a-stick, a recording technician, clip on microphones…all that was missing…
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Carnegie Hall Workshop: Day 1
Last night, after a few hours wandering around mid-town New York and getting attacked by a Starbucks tea, which left a nasty red burn on my left hand, I got to hear a full concert of Kaija Saariaho’s music for voice and electronics. The program spanned 20 years of her output, and featured a fantastic…
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Off to New York!
I’m off to New York bright and early tomorrow morning for my week-long workshop with Kaija Saariaho and Anssi Karttunen. I’m really looking forward to meeting all the other participants and hearing Paul Dwyer play my new piece, The child, bringer of light. Check back here for frequent updates about my time in New York!
