Pulse for Pulse – The Music of Patrick Murray
Today’s Quote comes courtesy of Brain Pickings, my new favourite website that features a weekly selection of interesting tidbits from writers, philosophers, artists, and musicians. What you should not do, I think, is worry about the opinion of anyone beyond your friends. You shouldn’t worry about prestige. Prestige is the …
The best quotations come off the cuff. John Ralston Saul spoke this past weekend at Word on the Street about his new novel, interviewing dictators, and just getting along in the world. Here’s what he said as close to verbatim as I could get: “With books, kids get their first …
Tchaikovsky on navigating the forces of inspiration vs perspiration (old-fashioned hard work) in creating a piece of music: “Do not believe those …
This week’s Quote of the Week nicely supports an argument I made a while ago in an article about What Makes Something …
Renowned American composer Martin Bresnick contributes the quote of the week in composition seminar today: ”Man’s reach should exceed his grasp, or what’s …
Thank you to Allison Hunwicks for a very complimentary article in the Catholic Register about my piece Book of Lamentations and the partnership with …
I came across this Bliss Carman poem while doing research for one of the next choir pieces I’m hoping to write. There’s …
“You want to tell the truth. You want to be a writer. So what do you do? You write. Honestly, why do …
Is anyone else concerned by the cuts to the CBC in the Conservative budget? Harper has used the cost-cutting spirit of the …
I just recently finished and sent off the score for my next major choral premiere. It is a pretty exciting project. I …