Dusk symposium

The BCM Discussion forum is hosting a symposium on my piece, Dusk, through the end of next week. If you're a director or educator who's performed the piece, or are just interested in in finding out more, please come by and participate. You'll need to be signed up and at the forum (it's free and easy) and join the "Conductors, Directors, and Educators" usergroup.

There's a downloadable score and links to recordings online so you can get acquainted with the piece, if you're not, already.

David Holsinger on the BCM Forum this week

The BCM Discussion Forum is hosting composer David Holsinger this week as part of our brand new "Guest Artist Spotlight." David will be participating online all week, answering questions from all quarters. The forum is free and open to all - everyone is invited to sign up and participate!

On another note, Radiant Joy is already scheduled for a performance here at BGSU by Bruce Moss and the Wind Ensemble on October 21st, as part of the New Music and Art Festival, shortly after the premiere at IUP on the 15th. If anyone else wants to jump on the bandwagon and help break in the piece, let me know!

Here's a score sample for the curious.

Radiant Joy...

... is finished. Still some tweaks remaining to the score, and then there's the matter of making parts. The music, however, is finished, and it's a little different for me. Shiny. Happy. Joyous, even. :)

Premiere is set for October 17th 15th, by Jack Stamp and the Indiana University of Pennsylvania Wind Ensemble. They'll also be recording it in the Spring at some point.

I've moved into my rather spacious house in Bowling Green, OH, and begun my residency here. I have an excellent space for my studio:




We're off to a good start, so far - the New Music Ensemble, under director Ken Thompson, is doing Rise for sax quartet in November, and the WInd Ensemble is doing RedLine at the New Music and Arts Festival in October (the festival also features fellow BCM member Jonathan Newman in attendance, for a performance of his string quartet, Wapwallopen). If you're in the northwest Ohio or southeast Michigan area, you should consider coming to the festival!

Lots more in the works, including several upcoming performances, a guest composer/interview on the BCM forum, and news about the commercial release of Loose Id for Orchestra on Albany Records by the BGSU Philharmonia.