Martin Bresnick’s Presentation
by Naomi Perley
On the last day of the festival, Martin Bresnick presented on his own music, in the manner of the other principal composers. Some composers are quite shy to talk about their work, for obvious reasons: they don’t want to reveal their “tricks”, or they don’t want to share a private or personal inspiration behind a piece, and so on. Bresnick, […]
My 5 picks
by Naomi Perley
The second week of Music10 flew by. Sorry not to have posted as things were happening, but rest assured, now that it’s over, I will keep trying to digest everything I experienced in blog format over the next few days. Most of my time last week was consumed by rehearsing for, performing in, and listening to the three […]
The AMAZINGNESS that is eighth blackbird in concert
by Naomi Perley
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., etc., but the standout works of the night were, undoubtedly, Hartke’s […]
Composers’ Presentations
by Naomi Perley
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 composers’ works, and eighth blackbird performs works by each of the resident composers in various concerts. Stephen Hartke presented on […]
“Composer or performer?”
by Naomi Perley
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 to square away. But do I dare to call […]
