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Abschied vom Leser premiered in Denver (9/18)

Greg — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 16:09:04 +0000

My latest work was premiered last night in Denver by New York Polyphony at Grace Episcopal Cathedral. The work, a somewhat idiosyncratically (for me, at least) romantic/Straussian affair, is a setting of Abscheid vom Leser by the German poet Friedrich Schiller. The piece shares some sensibilities with (and was written to be performed alongside) the Schubert Op. 17 quartets.

Audio clips and scores will be posted here when available.

Hopelessly out of Date

Greg — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 19:26:51 +0000

I knew I would never make it as a blogger! Since my last post, I have spent a year teaching and conducting at The College of Wooster in Ohio and will soon start my new job at Smith College in Northampton, Massachusetts. I hope to post all of my upcoming concert dates here (both composition and conducting) once I get them all nailed down.

Vermont

Greg — Sun, 25 Nov 2007 16:57:27 +0000

We are finally somewhat settled here in Vermont. I took a job teaching at the Putney School for the year, which has worked out really well for me. We are enjoying being back in New England and looking forward to the snow after four years of Georgia “winter.”

Trombone Quartet

Greg — Thu, 22 Feb 2007 01:37:42 +0000

A trombone quartet that I wrote last year has been published by Gold Branch Music. You can order your copy through their website. [Who doesn’t need at least three copies…?]

ACDA Poster Presentation

Greg — Mon, 22 Jan 2007 14:11:54 +0000

I was chosen to part in a poster presentation at the national ACDA convention in Miami this March. The poster session will take place on Wednesday, March 7 from 12:00 PM to 3:00 PM in Rooms 116/117 of the Miami Beach Convention Center. Please stop by if you get a chance.
[My paper, which is on the Brahms Gesang der Parzen, is already available online for viewing.]

Gulbenkian Article

Greg — Mon, 22 Jan 2007 13:15:02 +0000

A short article that I wrote this fall [English version] has appeared (in a translation by Teresa Cascudo) on the Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian Music page. [The Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian is roughly equivalent to the Smithsonian in the US.]

[Archived images: front page and article page.]

Spring Events

Greg — Mon, 22 Jan 2007 13:10:02 +0000

My calendar for the Spring includes the following events:

Feb. 15 — Simone Fontanelli Residency Concert: Preparing the Berio Folksongs for Mr. Fontanelli, who will conduct in concert.
Feb. 16 — Guitar Trio: The Athens Guitar Trio will perform my 9 Bagatelles for Guitar Trio as part of the Simone Fontanelli Residency.
Mar. 27 — UGA Concert Choir Concert: Singing the Stravinsky Mass as well as many works by Morten Lauridsen as part of his week-long residency.
Apr. 5 — Mahler 2: Singing with the UGA choruses and orchestra in a performance of Mahler’s Second Symphony.
TBA — Matt Anderson Recital: Narrating the Castelnuovo-Tedesco guitar piece Platero y Yo.
TBA — Stephen Lewis Recital: Preparing and conducting new works by Stephen Lewis.

Athens Guitar Trio Audio Clip

Greg — Mon, 08 Jan 2007 23:45:21 +0000

A selection from the album that I am producing for the Athens Guitar Trio is being featured on the website of noted guitar maker Kenny Hill. [All three of the guitarists in the Athens Guitar Trio play on guitars by Kenny Hill.]

Double Sharps in LaTeX

Greg — Tue, 31 Oct 2006 21:44:52 +0000

I fought for a while with LaTeX * to get a double sharp, since there isn’t one in their standard fonts. Maybe this might save someone else the same trouble:

[for the header]
\usepackage{pifont}

[for the double sharp itself]
\raisebox{.01em}{\kern-.19em\scalebox{.6}{\rotatebox[origin=c]{45}{\ding{67}}}}\kern-.017em

It’s not perfect, but it’s better than \divideontimes. If someone has a better way, by all means, let me know!

* - [It’s a typesetting program, pronounced lah-te-ch…]

New CV Layout

Greg — Tue, 17 Oct 2006 14:32:14 +0000

With help from super-neighbor Katy Carter of okradesign.com, my CV now looks a good deal more like a professional document, and a lot less like something that got into a bad fight with Microsoft Word. See the shiny new (InDesign) version here. [The old version lives here (…though it’s not for the faint of heart!)]