2014 brought a goodly harvest with the new MY ALTO RHAPSODIES ( Contralto and Orchestra ) , a lively flurry of choral works, the THREE PIECES FOR VIOLIN AND PIANO, my autumn 3 PIXELS FOR OBOE QUARTET, other and others . 2015 will bring 2 important Corcoran premieres 1. February 15 in New York QUASI UNA STORIA for String Orchestra ( North South , dir. Max Lifchitz ) and then 2. March 13 in Dublin , CELLO CONCERTO ( N.S.O. / Kenneth Montgomery and mighty soloist Martin Johnson ).
Hard, honest work . How compose extended forms ( – it’s hard enough to writhe one minute of music ; to lick together five minutes is an eternity ) . Hard, too, to separate the work of creation from that of dissemination. Best not even try ? Vital not to lose the way for the dormant musical imagination, to be ready to pounce on an idea, any motiv, a formal concept, an instrumental combination or mass of colours, densities, knorls and knots, a dramatic idea. May the New Year crackle, burst birthing. Bring courage. Dare keep going in a world of cosmic indifference and against the tide of sonic rubbish. Dirty.