Greek & Composing

Back when I was in high school, and spring would roll around, an annual event  - as dependable as the vernal equinox itself – occurred in my...

I have a recurring daydream. If you’re a composer, maybe you’ve had it too. It’s the one where a major music director from one of the Big Fi...

If you are a composer who regularly trolls through score call listings for contests, festivals or conference submissions, the following sent...

For every composer, there usually comes a moment when you must decide to follow the inner voice that pushes toward an aesthetic that is mean...

Poussin Saltimbocca: the fourth course at the Grove Park Inn Culinary Getaway. Anyone who knows me at all, knows that I love to cook. I ...

A rare sight outside my front window. During the second week of January, a somewhat rare event took place in Atlanta. The city was comple...

There are many wonderful moments in the professional life of a composer: the satisfaction of a newly completed work; hearing a piece come to...