What have you composed for? Or what medium do you work around?
Orchestra
What is your favorite genre or style of music?
No favorite genre, but particularly like music similar to Copland's Concerto for piano and orchestra. Vaughn Williams also a favorite. Current favorites: Eric Whitacre's "October" & "Equus", John Adam's "Hallelujah Junction", Elena Kats-Chernin's "Piano Concerto II", Karl Jenkin's "Stella Natalis" and Steve Reich's "Desert Music"
Is music your main income source?
No - Not at all.
Where do you live?
Bolinas, California - a beautiful yet odd town next to the Sea
About Me (Must include at least one paragraph of biographical information about you as a composer) - blank or minimal answers on this line will cause your request to be rejected. Include a link to your website if you have one.
I learned about music from classes with Helen Keaney in Boston.Typically get up at 5AM to write music for a couple of hours, then head off to my "day job" where I manage a large architectural office in San Francisco.
Comments
Robert, thank you so much for your comments! It is not often one gets such thorough and careful listening as you have done for my music.
Just a note about flutes: I actually use flutes fairly rarely, but really love the sound samples of clarinet and English horns with my particular program, and that's probably what you are hearing more often than not in my writing. Since I write for chamber music rather than orchestra, the solo sound has to be good, and I have to say, the English horn is an amazingly expressive sound. Eventually I'm going to have to get out of my shy little existence and find some real musicians!
Robert,
I've been listening to your 2 latest, and enjoying your very coherent thematic material and your amazing developmental skills. Frankenstein at the Dance is really a pleasure, with your eerie harmonies and monster motifs. I can just see him lurching around the dance floor. Have you thought of making this a suite of separate dances? You certainly have enough material for it, and it might break it up in a nice way.
Robert,
Thank you for listening! I'm a little nervous being here, as I don't feel like a composer in the traditional sense. My background as a classically trained flutist with symphony orchestras does influence my music, but the rest comes from years of pent up emotions! Now that I've started writing, I can't stop - there is so much to say.
Thanks again and looking forward to lfinding my way around this site and listening to everyone. How long have you been on this site? What features do you like best?
Cari
Hey Robert,
Got a chance to hear your S2M1 piece. Even over one inch speakers it is a good listen. Particularly like the rhythm figures and spirited instrument combinations. Looking forward to run the list as I can during the rest of the week.
Best,
tony
Thanks Robert. I'm glad you like the Finale. If you are possibly intrigued by it, you might find a lot of questions answered in the previous 3 movements. With reference to the EW Samples, I'm making good use of them now, but I seem to have lost the sound from the rest of the computer....lol.
So when I do figure it out, I look forward to listening to your music. From Dianne's comments, it really does sound interesting.
Robert
Thank you for the response. I'll be getting back to you.
Regards, tony