The Bosco Brothers always seemed like such happy bandsmen, but peel away their grinning veneer and you’d find that Benny, Buddy, and Binky deeply resented Seabiscuit. The odd brother as he was known generally refused to perform, claiming that his inherent “equine-imity” prevented him from being able to sing, much less play or even hold an instrument. And yet he always demanded a fourth of the proceeds. “After all, what are brothers for?” he’d whinny. Benny, Buddy, and Binky were all for drumming Seabiscuit out of the group, but Mother Bosco invariably intervened. “He’s your brother!” she’d argue – then add, “and I’m your dear ol’ mum,” as she reached for a fifth fourth of the paycheck pie.
In celebration of 60x60's celebration of a decade of one-minute works. Composers Concordance is presenting their own selections for a special 60x60 mix for 2012.
Composers slected for the 60x60 (2012) Composers Concordance Mix include:
Dennis Bathory-Kitsz, Steve Betts, John J. Biggs, John George Bilotta, Paul Burnell, Warren A Burt, Christian B. Carey, Joel Chadabe, Dan Cooper, Jerome TK Covington, Douglas DaSilva, Robert Dick, Emily Doolittle, Lainie Fefferman, Robert Fleisher, Larry Matthew Gaab, Thomas Gerwin, Arthur Gottschalk, Patrick Grant, Melissa Grey, Donald Hagar, Lynn R Job, Mari Kimura, Michael Kinney, Joan La Barbara, Patrick Liddell, John Link, Florian Magnus Maier, John Howard Maycraft, Mike McFerron, Angela McGary, David Morneau, Tim Mukherjee, Jascha Narveson, Alexandra Ottaway, Daniel Palkowski, Ken Paoli, Milica Paranosic, Maggi Payne, Joseph Pehrson, Mark Petering, Gene Pritsker, Prent Rodgers, Matthew Schickele, Judith Shatin, Alan Shockley, Bob Siebert, Pamela Sklar, Laurie Spiegel, Phillip David Stearns, Greg A Steinke, Captain Thomas Taglienti, Hans Tammen, Chris Vaisvil, Robert Voisey, Jane Wang, Rodney Waschka, Daniel Weymouth, David Wolfson, and Sabrina Pena Young
Musicians all live in a greater community. It is important for living music to connect with present day community.
As you may be aware, Composer's Voice is an organization that helps composers by creating opportunities to have their music performed; in conjunction with Jan Hus Church, Composer’s Voice is also a series dedicated to helping the homeless.
We have encouraged and accepted donations of food, clothing, and toiletries for the Homeless Outreach & Advocacy Program (HOAP) at the Jan Hus Church for all of our concerts in NYC.
We have found great support and have supported in return. Try to find friends and allies that would love to collaborate with musicians and artists. Become a part of a larger community and see how important your music is to the people who surround you.
I have seen a lot of biographies in my time. There are many different styles and aesthetics but there are some basics guidelines that work better than others.
Probably the most important guideline for a bio is to use the third person when writing it. In general people don’t expect biographies to be written by the composer and it almost always appears to be amateurish if it is in the first person. If you must use the first person, it should be as if the writer of the biography is quoting your own words.
If there is a second guideline which is just as important it is: know your audience/reader. For the most part when I am working with biographies it is because I am producing a show for an audience. Most people in an audience want a way to identify the composer. A biography should give that to them. Who, where, what, when, why, and how is the best way to start. Who is the composer; where are they from; what do they do; when do they do it; why do they do it; and how do they do it. Remember, a biography is not a resume; it is also not a novel. Try to answer two or more of the questions briefly to hook your reader/audience and let the program notes or the music tell more.
November 26, 2012 - 9:00 pm
University Art Museum, at
California State University
Long Beach, California
Free Admission
The 60x60 Presenter’s Mix 2012 comprises of 60 one-minute compositions by 60 artists and composers which are heard over the course of one hour.
"sure to delight; or at least some of the pieces will tickle your fancy" - Classical Voice in North Carolina
This 60x60 performance event is coordinated by Alan Shockley
60x60 (2012) Presenters Mix
Liana Alexandra, Ricardo Arias, Dennis Bathory-Kitsz, Rich Bitting, Benjamin Boone, Scott Brickman, George Brunner, Paul Clouvel, Zlatko Cosic, Douglas DaSilva, Brad Decker, Paul Dibley, Erin Dougherty, Leonardo Duerto, Chris Flores, Douglas Geers, Josh Goldman, Melissa Grey, David Gunn, Bruce Hamilton, Dorothy Hindman, Yoko Honda, Lynn Job, Aaron Krister Johnson, Tova Kardonne, Juraj Kojis, Patrick Liddell, Elainie Lillios, Moises Linares, John Link, Blake Martin, Charles Norman Mason, Mike McFerron, Jeff Morris, Serban Nichifor, Rich O'Donnel, Michael James Olson, David R Peoples, Kala Pierson, Christopher Preissing, William Price, Gene Pritsker, Robert Ratcliffe, Robert Sazdov, Jacky Schreiber, Nivedita ShivRaj, Alan Shockley, Juan Maria Solare, Adam Sovkoplas, Adam Stansbie, Allan Strange, Eldad Tsabary, Katerina Tzedaki, Jeremy Van Buskirk, Robert Voisey, Patricia Walsh, Andrew Walters, Rodney Waschka, Aaron Word, and Sabrina Pena Young
Friday, November 30th at 8pm
at Spectrum
121 Ludlow Street, 2nd floor,
New York City
Tickets $10
The 60x60 Composers Concordance Mix comprises of 60 one-minute compositions by 60 sound artists and composers selected and presented by Composers Concordance.
The Composers Concordance's Festival II: 'Evolution' Featuring Over 100 Contemporary Composers
commences with 60x60 Composers Concordance Mix at Spectrum - that burgeoning Ludlow Street venue described in The New York Times as recalling "New York’s experimental-music lofts of the 1970s and ’80s". In partnership with Vox Novus, Composers Concordance will feature 60x60 - 60 one-minute works by composers including:
Dennis Bathory-Kitsz, Steve Betts, John J. Biggs, John George Bilotta, Paul Burnell, Warren A Burt, Christian B. Carey, Joel Chadabe, Dan Cooper, Jerome TK Covington, Douglas DaSilva, Robert Dick, Emily Doolittle, Lainie Fefferman, Robert Fleisher, Larry Matthew Gaab, Thomas Gerwin, Arthur Gottschalk, Patrick Grant, Melissa Grey, Donald Hagar, Lynn R Job, Mari Kimura, Michael Kinney, Joan La Barbara, Patrick Liddell, John Link, Florian Magnus Maier, John Howard Maycraft, Mike McFerron, Angela McGary, David Morneau, Tim Mukherjee, Jascha Narveson, Alexandra Ottaway, Daniel Palkowski, Ken Paoli, Milica Paranosic, Maggi Payne, Joseph Pehrson, Mark Petering, Gene Pritsker, Prent Rodgers, Matthew Schickele, Judith Shatin, Alan Shockley, Bob Siebert, Pamela Sklar, Laurie Spiegel, Phillip David Stearns, Greg A Steinke, Captain Thomas Taglienti, Hans Tammen, Chris Vaisvil, Robert Voisey, Jane Wang, Rodney Waschka, Daniel Weymouth, David Wolfson, and Sabrina Pena Young
60x60 (2012) Composers Concordance Mix
This event coordinated by Composers Concordance and Vox Novus.
60x60 Dance is seeking choreographers and dancers of all styles and genres to participate in the upcoming 60x60 Dance event in Toronto on Sunday March 10 at 8 p.m.
http://www.60x60.com/calls/
Georgia Tech’s 2013 Margaret Guthman Musical Instrument Competition
Call for Entries
Share your ideas for the next generation of musical instruments at Georgia Tech’s Guthman Musical Instrument Competition.
An annual event to find the world’s best new ideas in musicality, design and engineering, Wired magazine has called the competition an “X-Prize for music,” and contestants have likened it to a TED Conference for new musical instrument designers.
Young Composers Competition
The St. Cloud Symphony Orchestra Young Composers Competition is intended to enhance and expand the opportunities for a young composer in the State of Minnesota.
Official Rules and Regulations
The competition is open to students either studying composition at an institution in the State of Minnesota or with a private instructor in the State of Minnesota.
One submission per composer will be accepted.
All candidates must be 25 years of age or younger before June 1, 2013.
