My time at UCF is winding down quickly. My last final is tomorrow, then I finish grading and walk away. I'll be in and out of my office for the rest of the month, writing frantically, but otherwise I'm pretty well done. It is hard to believe.
Anyhow, do you want the NEWEST in new? How about my newest piece Elementals for euphonium, tuba, and electronics? The score and virtual recording just(!) got sent via email to the performers. The tape part is fairly ambient, which I like. The general nature of the piece is straightforward and simple, which I also like. In short, I'm happy. We'll see what the players think...
April 15, 2009
The score for Mercurial is up on the Works page now. You can study it before the performance at SEAMUS on Friday.
I took down the reminder about the jaybatzner.com URL. Remember on your own.
April 14, 2009
I'd like to think this song is about me. It isn't.
April 2, 2009
I was going to post this yesterday, but few
would probably have believed me (I did a fair amount of
April Fool things yesterday, including Rickrolling my
orchestration class). I have accepted a position at
Central Michigan University and will
be moving to Mt. Pleasant in the summer. I'm really
looking forward to joining the CMU faculty and
experiencing four proper seasons in the course of a
year. It looks like a job and a department that really
suits me.
Today I head to Santa Fe for the SCI National Conference. Tomorrow I
head to NYC for the first New York City Electronic Music
Festival. I'll be dishing up Carnival Daring-Do at both
sites. I'm glad that piece is getting as much play as it
has been. I wonder if it will ever happen again. I can
only hope!
If you are sick of the daring-do, come to SEAMUS. You can hear Mercurial in
about 2 weeks.
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