Chancellor Goldstein, Although it comes as no surprise to those of us who are familiar with the machinations of the CUNY hierarchy, your recent and very public support for Governor David Paterson’s proposed and cynically titled Higher Education Empowerment and Innovation Act, does...
eighth blackbird just performed an incredible concert here at Music10. This concert was devoted to works by the three principal composers that I mentioned in my last post: Joel Hoffman, Stephen Hartke, and Martin Bresnick. The whole concert was good, congratulations to all involved, etc.,...
The other side of Music10 – the composing side – revolves around the festival’s principal composers: Joel Hoffman, Stephen Hartke, and Martin Bresnick. These three composers give presentations on their music and masterclasses in which they critique the student...
The Professional Staff Congress of the City University of New York is vigorously campaigning against Governor Paterson’s proposed Higher Education Innovation and Empowerment Act, which the Governor has threatened to include as a rider in his upcoming budget proposal. The proposed...
For the last three days, this phrase has become just as routine as “What is your name?” and “Nice to meet you”; however, it causes me a great deal more grief than these pleasantries ever have. I am definitely not a composer; that part of the binary is pretty easy...
