Thirty years ago, I wrote one of my most popular and most performed works, The Mitten. Friends of the Minnesota Orchestra commissioned this piece in 1986. The Minnesota Orchestra has performed it hundreds of times. The Mitten is also a favorite for the Atlanta Symphony and appears regularly on their children’s programs. The Mitten is a musical […]
Coming October 14 and 15, 2016 at the California Theatre in San José. The 2016-2017 season-opening program of sjDANCEco will feature four premieres including the World Premiere of “Goddesses and…” a choreographic collaboration between sjDANCEco Artistic Director, Maria Basile, long-time Ballet San Jose Principal Dancer, Karen Gabay, and Artistic Associate, Rasika Kumar, of Abhinaya Dance Company […]
Publishing. Ah, isn’t it fortunate to be a published composer? It is, but there are drawbacks as well, so I don’t try to get everything published. Some of my music is published with traditional publishers, and some is self-published at Reese & Hassing Music. How the heck do people find self-published music? Answer: It’s hard. If you […]
