Press, Links, and the Outside World

Quotes

“Intellectually brilliant and artistically intimidating”
— Marcus Smith referring to me, Thinking Aloud, 9 April 2010
(Listen to the full episode here)

“An elegant and dramatic piece demonstrating great tenderness.”
— Philip Lasser, director of graduate studies at Juilliard, regarding the “Scarred Hands” movement of Clarinet Sonata

Articles

Gorre and Daphetid in the Daily Herald. 31 March 2011

Other Destinations

Composers Friends

Christian Asplund — a teacher of mine, extraordinarily creative and prolific
Kurt Mehlenbacher — friend from 2009 EAMA composition program
Lance Montgomery — up and coming film composer with a keen ear for texture
Aaron Pike — friend from 2011 Brevard composition program
Benjamin Taylor — adventuresome, fresh music
Neil Thornock — another teacher of mine, a quirky and visionary voice
Mark Witmer — one of those rare composers who writes funny music
Zach Van Houten — with a name like Van Houten what more do you need to know?

Other Composers I Admire

Richard Ayres — I dig his music, his thinking, and his imagined biography.
Nico Muhly — I don’t know him personally, but I love his blog.

Good Reading

Artsjournal — all your arts news in one convenient location
The Browser — “writing worth reading”
NewMusicBox — the magazine of the American Music Center
The Rest is Noise — another great blog, by the New Yorker’s Alex Ross
Mormon Musician — a blog I edit about Mormon music and musicians

Further Afield

JokEc — jokes about economists
Mormon.org — What and who are Mormons, really? Find out here.