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Can I Get a Witness?
More Heads Is Better Hello all! There are some upcoming musical opportunities to which I’m going to be applying. The first, chronologically, is for an arts-in-health scheme. I’m over the specified age limit but I’m going to submit something anyway … Continue reading
Composer Win #_________
Let’s Party Like It’s 2013 The title of this post is a tribute to the blog of my social media acquaintance and in some abstract way member-of-peer-group*, Jenn Jolley. She has taken rejection letters/e-mails – the very hard currency of … Continue reading
New Cabaret – Quick Hit
As is always the case, life gets in the way and time gets cut a bit short. So, I haven’t made a cover or tweaked the fonts as I would normally like. But this is my submission for operamission’s New … Continue reading
#NewCabaret
One of the Guys Just a quick word here! I am still getting settled here in the UK, and while I have a couple of “projects” to work on, I came across the #NewCabaret song competition on twitter. The idea … Continue reading
Spring Cleaning
Playing Catch Up Hello again, this will be brief. I passed my defense, and now I wait. I have updated the site, which basically entailed providing additional information in some places. But there are a couple of things to which … Continue reading
Lies, Damned Lies, and…
Discursions There has sprung forth in the past week or so a renewed desire to examine the state of affairs for women composers. I haven’t had time to trace it to its original instigation, nor have I had a chance … Continue reading
A Bear, Poked
In Defense of the Arts Ok. So, a friend posted a link to a column from the Daily Texan, the student newspaper at the University of Texas at Austin. The author of the column views arts education in the university … Continue reading
A Father’s View from Auschwitz
Auschwitz, February 16th, 1942 Dear Walter, You really surprised me, first of all, with your letter and second, with your announcement. I congratulate you on the results of your medical test for military service. If you want to join the … Continue reading
As If Nothing Ever Happened
26.1.43 Just think once of the past winter, of January. Recall your thoughts of that time and compare them with your thoughts of today. No, my dear, don’t do that. It would be terrible. I had death in front of … Continue reading
Time to Go Dark
Since the last post, I’ve officially passed all of my comprehensive examinations, gained admission to doctoral candidacy, and begun the horrifically intimidating process of exploring the academic “job market”. Tomorrow is my first full dissertation day, and in preparation I’m … Continue reading