Ever wanted to screw around with Musique concrète and not really tell anybody about it? Me too! Click here.  It's actually fun. (Oooo! I teaching tool!)

Via Ian David Moss at Creatquity, some very interesting thoughts (his blog in general is rather interesting) about the plight of American playwrites or composers for orchestra as an excellent example of "how hard it is out there" and why.  What I learned - unions suck and I meet the demographic requirements to write for orchestra! Hooray!

In Richmond, VA in early February?  Go see my friend Bryan and his ensemble at RVAJazzfest 2010.

Rumor has it that WGBH in Boston will be braodcasting the Metropolitan Opera Council New England Regional finals on sunday 1/24. You should listen.