Performance & Event Calendar Below
The Big List is the compendium of all my music, including published scores, demos, listings of inked (but not yet PDF'ed) scores, corresponding ASCAP numbers for those who will be performing, and even an index of lost and destroyed pieces. Your first stop for compositional compulsion. You can also use the score search at Westleaf Edition (not updated since late 2006).
Listen to over 300 compositions in Midi or audio and download the scores and parts for performance:
Solo Music -- 40+ pieces for clarinet, violin, flute, tuba, recorder, contrabass, bassoon, cello, euphonium, organ, horn, MalletKat...
Keyboard Music -- 55+ compositions from easy student pieces to really tough monsters.
Chamber Music -- 185+ cool movements for small ensembles of all types, from one through 10 players. Organized by two, three, four, or five and more instruments.
Orchestra and Band Music -- 25+ compositions for big groups, many with sets of parts ... even some marches!
Vocal and Choral Music -- 50+ pieces, secular and sacred, solo voice through large chorus
Performance Works -- 25+ works, with more in an upcoming limited-edition collection
Electronic Pieces -- 50+ compositions ... some on CD, some in MP3 format
Many more pieces are available in inked format, so if you don't find it, check the Big List
Frog Peak Music is my exclusive distributor. You are welcome to download, print, and perform scores from this site as always, but a purchase from Frog Peak Music is a fast & effective way to get professionally produced scores ready to play, and help the composer earn his pennies.
I have collected the surviving photographs from my instruments built from 1969 through 1994. There are 25 or so that I can remember. Here are the pictures and descriptions of my original instruments.
My bass viola da gamba, built by Fred Carlson in 1982, is for sale sold. Reasonable offers in the $6,000 range, please.
Here are pictures of my 1973 Ionic Industries "Performer" Synth, including a copy of the manual's funky cover, several advertising pieces, and a reader complaint. There's also a link to pieces created with this synth and a VSTi emulation!.
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Publications You Must Have!
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Three Performance Pieces is available from Lulu.com. Three beautiful performance scores from the 2007 "We Are All Mozart" project. One is a set of 99 performance pieces, the second a set of seven sections for French horn, and the third a set of 13 graphical scores for tenor guitar. Several of the latter are part of the "Notations21" gallery series.
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Erzsébet: A Monodrama is the opera's libretto available from either Amazon.com or Lulu.com. The opera is in progress, with several scenes completed; it will be sung by soprano Lisa Jablow in 2010. The libretto includes the full text along with images in a beautiful commemorative volume.
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Country Stores of Vermont: A History and Guide is available from The History Press. It's a really good book, with fantastic pictures and great stories as well as ten fantastic tours of Vermont. You can get it cheaper at Amazon.com or you can get copies from our local Vermont bookstores and country & general stores. Autographed copies also available..
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Wow! Performing Ensemble Competition and the score to Mantra Canon!
It's February 2010 and time to get some things done. First up: A brand new Performing Ensemble Competition that appears after a sprited discussion on Sequenza21. No entries yet.
And now the really big news: With help from composer Carson Cooman, the score to Mantra Canon is now available. Folks have been asking for this score for years. It's a full-sized scan of the 1110-measure 105-page 11x17 manuscript, and once you see it you'll know why it hasn't been engraved yet. Head over to this link to get a PDF (144MB) or this one for a slightly smaller zip file (116MB). And you can listen to the 1988 performance by the University of Vermont Orchestra. The original inked parts for this composition are available on request.
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New Pieces Include Crosscut Piano Concerto
Several new electronic pieces have been completed (imanuevilla, inVoice, agRoin, ilianaSoor, cryingHard, Alien Angels and Outside at the Ruined Piano) as well as two acoustic revisions (I lift my heavy heart revised for Beth Griffith for voice alone, and Fanfare:Heat for a different orchestration for the Windham Orchestra for performance January 24, 2010). Also done this year are a 60x60 orchestra piece (Dualis Extensualis), a chamber piece that did not win the Luxembourg Competition (For Fog is the Promise of Cloud for the unusual combination of flute, clarinet, bass clarinet, alto sax, horn, tuba, accordion, piano, vibraphone, glockenspiel and percussion), and one performance piece (Contraflow Symphony for 2 to 32 large and 2 to 32 small vehicles). The big tune recently is Crosscut, a concerto for piano and large wind ensemble, commissioned by La Banda Música de Grau Gandía.
Head over to the Big List and scroll to the bottom for links to scores and demos, as these aren't in the catalog yet.
Composition for Tape and Soloists (1969) Score Finally Available!
After a long search for the original inked manuscript and then scanning and cleanup, the score to the 1969 classic Composition for Tape and Soloists (alto voice and clarinet) is finally ready. You can find it in the 2-instrument chamber music catalog. The score was written down in 1969, realized on analog synth and bounce-track mixing in 1973, premiered in concert in 1985, and the electronic part restored with a digital stereo mix in 2000. Depending on events in the near future, the electronic part may be restored again to its multi-channel original and premiered in the original concept.
Eventide Studio Recording
My 2006 piece Eventide for piccolo, small clarinet and contrabassoon is recorded. Laurel Ann Maurer, Steven Klimowski and Jonathan Ranney knocked it out of the studio with this one! Listen to all eight movements: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 and pick up a copy of the score. The Vermont Contemporary Music Ensemble premiered parts of it in 2006, then the full piece in 2008, and now this wonderful recording of a killer tune! (For other wind pieces, see my full catalog or the big list of everything or even the Westleaf Edition searchable site.)
Opera Lyrics Font
I've created a TrueType font based on 19th century opera scores. It has all the typical characters and a few more, but is missing still a few of the special characters. I'll improve it over the next few months, but if you're interested, here it is: Opera-Lyrics-Smooth. If you distribute it, please keep in mind that this version (1.65) will occasionally be updated. Click image for full-sized chart.
Build 4 U!
People have remarked for years about the imaginative character of our little New England cape, full of hand-made furniture, cabinets, closets, shelves and other interesting items. Now you can have these, too because I will build it 4 u!
Yes I am...
On Facebook and Twitter.
Getcher Bumper Sticker!
Join the nonpop "Buy Local" campaign! If you're a composer or supporter of new nonpop, you can get a bumper sticker for five bucks at CafePress, item number 80570307, or even better you can download and print it yourself. The CafePress one is only 10 inches wide, but you can use the full-size image to print a big one on 11x17 paper and trim it to standard 3.75" x 15" bumper sticker size.
We Are All Mozart -- Over but Not Forgotten
We Are All Mozart A 365-day composition project.
The plan was to finish one piece of commissioned music a day in 2007. The commissioning goal wasn't met, but I finished 100 pieces, every one commissioned. The project was a success, and ultimately has influenced many other composers to pursue their compositional goals with intensity and commitment.
Please visit my "We Are All Mozart" website to read about the purpose of this project, and hear demos and the premieres as they come in!
Updated Vermont Photos
I have updated my candid family and Vermont photos. Here are the newer Vermont photos and here are the newer candid family photos. I am available for hire for candid photos of family gatherings. Coming soon: Photos for Shaline Bridal.
Openings for Engraving and Editing
I have openings for new music engraving clients and book editing clients. Here are samples of my music engraving work, and you can find the results of some of my book editing work at the admittedly very old Transitive Empire site. Here's how to contact me.
Ringtones!
I've indexed them now. Depending on your phone, there are many ways of using them; I've linked a how-to site on the ringtones page. So here are 42 ringtones from my own tunes. They're all under 30 seconds and in mp3 format. Find the ringtones here.
People Have Asked...
...why I give away my music. Here is the answer.
Ionic Performer "Killer" VSTi! ... Ready for you!
I have emulated the Ionic Performer synthesizer from 1973 as a VST instrument. You can see more of this instrument, hear samples and download the shareware VSTi (Windows only) with samples, patches, and other stuff: My Killer Synth Page
Unrelated to Music: Vermont Photos
Folks have often asked for my photos. Here are a few for purchase and here are example candid photos if you want to hire me for a family gathering.
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2010 Performances and Events
- November 22, (tentative) Gandía, Spain: Crosscut, concerto for piano and large wind band. Banda Sinfónica de Música de Grau Gandía
- May 4, Sydney: Thirteen Triple-X for piano. At the 2010 ISCM World New Music Days ABC Centro Ultimo, 1pm.
- April 11, Colchester, Vermont: Meta-Dream Twice for solo violin. Thomas L. Read at the Vermont Contemporary Music Ensemble St. Michael's College, 8pm.
- April 9, Montpelier, Vermont: Meta-Dream Twice for solo violin. Thomas L. Read at the Vermont Contemporary Music Ensemble, Unitarian Church, 8pm.
- February 26, Oxford, UK: Conjim for Ed, in the Vox Novus 60x60 Project at Richard Hamilton Building, Headington Hill Campus, Oxford Brookes University, 5:00pm.
- February 18, Valencia, Spain: The Imagined Moons of Autumn. Maite Aguilar and Telmo Gadea.
- January 24, Brattleboro, Vermont: Fanfare:Heat. Windham Orchestra, Zon Eastes, conductor. Latchis Theater, 3pm.
2009 Performances and Events
- December 5, Wilmington, California: Conjim for Ed, in the Vox Novus 60x60 Project at Los Angeles Harbor College.
- December 3, San Francisco: Conjim for Ed, in the Vox Novus 60x60 Project at Long Night's Moon.
- November 15, Strasbourg, France: Conjim for Ed, in the Vox Novus 60x60 Project at Stimultania Art Gallery.
- November 15, College Station, Texas: Conjim for Ed, in the Vox Novus 60x60 Project at Fallout Theatre, Texas A&M University.
- November 13, Gulfport, Mississippi: Conjim for Ed, in the Vox Novus 60x60 Project at New Music Juke Joint, Bologna Performing Arts Center, 4:30pm
- November 13, New York: Conjim for Ed, in the Vox Novus 60x60 Project at the World Financial Center Winter Garden, 4:30pm and 7:30pm.
- November 13, Mount Pleasant, Michigan: Conjim for Ed, in the Vox Novus 60x60 Project at Central Michigan University, Chamichian Hall, 7:30pm.
- November 8, St. Louis: Conjim for Ed, in the Vox Novus 60x60 Project at New Music Circle.
- November 6, Kansas City, Kansas: Conjim for Ed, in the Vox Novus 60x60 Project at Electronic Music Midwest Festival.
- October 16, Ghent: Scalar Rainbows. Leonard Duna, piano. De Rode Pomp [concert season canceled]
- October 16, Bristol, Vermont: Country Stores of Vermont book talk and signing at the Inn at Baldwin Creek, 6:15pm dinner, 7:30pm talk.
- October 14, Limerick: Conjim for Ed, part of the Vox Novus 60x60 Project at University of Limerick.
- October 3, Columbus: Conjim for Ed, part of the Vox Novus 60x60 Project at Wallstreet.
- September 27, Burlington, Vermont: O Vox Pop for bassoon and bass clarinet. Vermont Contemporary Music Ensemble, FlynnSpace, 7:30 pm.
- September 25, Montpelier, Vermont: O Vox Pop for bassoon and bass clarinet. Vermont Contemporary Music Ensemble, Unitarian Church, 7:30 pm.
- July 25, Dublin: XLII: Adeste Hendecasyllabi for voice and piano. David Bremner and Elizabeth Hilliard.
- June 21, Philadelphia: iskajtbrz and The Warbler's Garden. WRTI-HD2, and WRTI.org, on "Now is the Time" with Kile Smith, 10pm.
- June 20, Roxbury, Vermont: Car Horn Symphony No. 3. The composer directing! Winch Hill, 2:00pm. Canceled due to neighborly objections.
- June 20, Sydney: She Who Saves. Michael H. Dixon,, director. St. Stephen's Church Hall, Newtown, 5:00pm.
- June 7, Philadelphia: No Money (Lullaby for Bill). WRTI-HD2, and WRTI.org, on "Now is the Time" with Kile Smith, 10pm.
- May 24, Brookville, New York: Reception and book signing for "Notations21". Hutchins Gallery, 4pm.
- May 7, Stowe, Vermont: Country Stores of Vermont book talk and signing at the Stowe Free Libary, 4:00pm.
- February 8, Colchester, Vermont: Eventide. Vermont Contemporary Music Ensemble St. Michael's College, 8pm, pre-concert talk, 7:15pm
- February 7, Montpelier, Vermont: Eventide. Vermont Contemporary Music Ensemble Unitarian Church, 8pm, pre-concert talk, 7:15pm
- January 25, New York: Into the Morning Rain. American Modern Ensemble, Times Center.
- January 21, Winnipeg: Detritus of Mating. Komodo Dragon Show on UMFM, with Von Wichert.
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Essays, Papers, Presentations, Polemics, and Stuff
- The Cheap $31 Folding Jig (2005), build a jig for folding scores and booklets -- only $2 if you've already got a paper cutter!
- Imagination and Exploitation: Some History of Digital Technology in My Music-Making (2004), talk by the composer about computer music, then and now.
- Thoughts on the Small Form (2004), a brief commentary about very short pieces of music.
- The Cheap Under $15 Jecklin Disk (2003), build an impossible-to-find and better-than-professional Jecklin Disk for live recording in an hour or two.
- The Cheap Under $5 Microphone Shockmount (2003), save that $60-per-piece price for commercial products and build a flexible mount in an hour.
- Everybody's Gotta Trust ... But Verify? (2003), polemic about copy protection and corporate delusion.
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Preserving the Future's Past: EA Artists Must Take Care of Their Own Archives (2002), conversation and recommendations about archiving audio artworks.
- Riding the Cheap Electron (2002), paper presented at Dartmouth College about a composer's history with synthesis.
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The Pros and Woes of Being a Self-Taught Composer (2002), article on the topic for New Music Box.
- No Denial of the Bête Familiale (2001), paper presented at Dartmouth College about the role of the computer musician.
- Xenakis: The Continuing Composer -- A Personal Reflection on Iannis Xenakis (2001), article on the influence of Iannis Xenakis.
- The Curse of Love (2000), paper presented at Dartmouth College about eclecticism, copyright, and interactivity.
- How to Get Here from There (Stomach Music to Sourian Slide) or Is There a Reason You've Canceled My Premiere Yet Again? (2000), paper presented at Goddard College about my life and work.
- Road Ahead, Road Behind (2000), original article for Slashdot revealing the creation of No Money (Lullaby for Bill) from Bill Gates's voice.
- Destined for Obscurity Again -- How Partch Influenced Me (2000), article reflecting on Harry Partch..
- The Patron Saint of Mediocrities (1999), paper presented at Bregman Studios of Dartmouth College about my life and work.
- Turning Sausage Back Into The Pig: The Year 2000 Problem in Northfield, Vermont (1999), a look at Year 2000 problems and how they are affecting my local community.
- 'Our Demented Therapeutic Culture' (1998), essay written for Kalvos & Damian on the erosion of cultural daring.
- A Challenge for Richard Branson (1998), a letter suggesting Branson transform the landscape of contemporary music.
- The Churchill Society Debate: A Futile Correspondence (1998), an exchange with the Churchill Society on the state of new music.
- Your Music on the Web: Ways, Means, Rights, and the Old West: New Concepts, Paradigms and Fears (1997), article outlining techniques for presentation and protection on the Web.
- I Don't Know How -- or Why: Night Thoughts on the Process of Composition (1995), including a link to an audio version.
- A Cloak for the Lord of Cats (1995), a short-short story about vampiress Báthory Erzsébet, a true historical figure. This story forms the basis of a scene in a proposed opera.
- You Still Make Me Bleed: Letter to a Casual Critic (1994), fierce letter defining the position on the composer in mid-1990s Vermont.
- It's Time to Bury the Dead (1992), intense article calling for the end of performances of older concert music and a revision in thinking and sensibility.
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Composing a New Language (1992), proposal presented at MedArt International by Barbara S.J. Balch and me to replace lost language skills with musical language developed through interaction and virtual reality.
- Construal of Music Process Architecture (1992), paper presenting personal views and reports on musical composition in Europe.
- Why Do It?: Replies to the Vermont Composers Consortium Questionnaire (1989), answers to strange questions posed by a strange organization.
- The Clinic: A Dream Writ Down (1988), an actual, cold-sweat-inducing dream recorded the next morning as a short story.
- Variations on the Notion of Variation: Questioning the Whys of Composing (1987), internal conversations about the art of composing.
- The Image Behind the Glass (1986), talk to ID Expo in Boston on light pens and touch screens that presages modern palmtops, handwriting recognition, and artificial intelligence features.
- The Impact of the Microprocessor (1982), prophetic and political talk about microprocessor technology and philosophy, presented to the ACM at Rensselaer in Troy, New York.
- The Microprocessor as a Modern Odysseus (1982), similar talk with a personal sidelight about music and the arts, presented to the IEEE in Burlington, Vermont.
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