Two friends asked me if I would be coming back this year to the Donaueschinger Musiktage. I looked at the program, and realized that I couldn’t miss it. The offerings are rich and diverse, and some of the programmed composers … Continue reading
Last year, I was working on a piece for superball and bongos. The score was presented as a cartoon. (Perform these actions. Who knows what the resulting pitches and rhythms will be?) As I was finishing a draft of it, … Continue reading
Mauricio Kagel died yesterday. You can read about him in today’s Guardian. The richest online Kagel offering is at UbuWeb, where eight videos are available to view or download at no cost. The video aspect is crucial to capture the … Continue reading