Grand Stage

Since I’ve made some good progress on the slow movement recently, I thought I’d go ahead and share my plan.

Grand Stage deals with the timelessness of the main or “grand” concourse within the terminal. The appearance of the room has changed little over the past 100 years and the same can be said of it’s passengers. Although today’s travelers are imbued with new technologies and a different sense of fashion (the days of fancy hats are behind us), they still possess the same fundamental desire for social interaction as their ancestors. Without a doubt, the same handshakes, kisses, arguments, miscommunications, and flirtatious glances have occurred over and over again throughout the terminal’s history.

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Grand Central

So I’ve decided that my multi-media dissertation is going to take the form of a five-movement piece about Grand Central Terminal.  For those who haven’t had a chance to visit Grand Central, it is an amazing building full of interesting features that I think will translate well into music.

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Numero Uno

I’ve never written a blog post before (remember, I was born before computers took over the world), so here we go!

Over the next several months I will be working on my dissertation, which is a piece for chamber orchestra, live audio processing, and video projections.  Yes, it is as daunting as it sounds.  I’m starting this blog to share my progress, process, productivity, and whatever other p-words I can come up with along the way. Continue reading

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