Here's another riff from my book -- or, rather, again, a riff on what's going to be in the book. It continues the last riff I posted here, as I gradually riff my way from the beginning of the...

Besides Rebirth, my book on the future of classical music, of course. (Go here and here for that)I've been -- and I'm honored by this -- appointed Artist-in-Residence in the College of Arts and Humanities of the University of Maryland,...

This Friday night, Oct. 16, my son's black metal band���Liturgy���plays at���the New Yorker festival, at the Bell House in Brooklyn, 149 7th Street, 8 PM. The event is listed as already sold out, but I'm supposed to be on a...

Here's a riff from my book. It's a quick and dirty version of the beginning, not the actual text, but a riff on what the beginning is likely to say.Why did I write this? Because of thoughtful comments from a...

Several performances of my music, or in which I am involved, are coming up. First of all, percussionist Andy Bliss���will play my vibraphone piece Olana on a concert in Chicago this Sunday, Oct. 4,���at the Chicago Temple, 77 Washington Street,...

Here's���a wonderful little piece of music I created by accident, 51 seconds long. Take a listen to it, and then click���here���to learn what it is....

Lord, am I enjoying wallowing in this���wonderful recording of Sarah Cahill playing my transcription of Harold Budd's Children on the Hill���from a few weeks ago at the Second International Minimalism Conference. Near the end of the fast part, every key...

As you may know, I love using Sibelius to generate wacky rhythms, but one of my students, Ben Raker, showed me some in a piece of his today (50 minutes long!) that I'd never tried. For some reason I've generally...

In comments, Ernest asks (and I'd rather address this than the article I'm supposed to be writing today):I was always curious about what a student could do if their professors genuinely dislike the music they create. It seems like...