Haven’t updated in a while! Darmstadt had very little wifi connection so I was posting on Instagram and Facebook mostly with pictures. The festival was a wonderful experience and I plan to write a little bit more about it later. Overall I came out with a new perspective on music and have plenty to think about for the upcoming year. Klaus Lang and George Aperghis were wonderful people to talk with about composition and it gave me a a new inspiration to keep doing what I’m doing. While at Darmstadt I performed a piano piece for composer Kirsten Broberg at her Open Space lecture and had the opportunity to rehearse with the Chicago Arts Initiative students on their new works. One of the students will also now begin work on my Fire Rainbow Cloud piece which I recently re arranged for Violin! I will add a lot of photos to my media page soon. I am currently in a youth hostel in Frankfurt where I am exploring the city for a few days. After this I am headed to Tubingen to see my cousin, and then to Malmo, Sweden! My final stop will be in Amsterdam.
In regards to composition I’m working on a piece for Flute and Violin along with an Ursa Ensemble commission, Lake Effect Quartet Commission, and a large song cycle work for my wonderful friend and collaborator Joshua Scheid. More on these later as they progress, but to say the least I am very excited for these upcoming premieres. Finally I have my next set of piano pieces coming in on September 5th for the next installment of my Rocking Chair Series.
