How does a virtual concert work?
I just posted a status update today on Facebook that I was attending a violin recital in Second Life. Someone asked me how do you do a live concert in Second Life? First of all, [...]
May 2009
March 2009
New commissioning F.A.Q.
I just published a new page on this site that concerns commissioning new music, and have done it in a frequently asked questions style. I'd love some feedback on this page from anyone out there [...]
Composers: Kevin Puts
This is the second of my new series of blogs about composers that I respect, and who’s music I think is shaping the classical music of the 21st century. I’ll be doing this [...]
15 albums that changed your life (11-15)
11) DE STAAT – LOUIS ANDRIESSEN I was first introduced to De Staat in the Spring of 2000, during my last semester at the University of Texas. My friend and fellow composer Rafael Hernandez and [...]
February 2009
Duo 46 concert online
I just found a concert of the guitar/violin duo Duo 46 online. It's a concert they played in Calgary at St. Stephen's Anglican Church on April 5th, 2008, and is presented on the Canadian Broadcasting [...]
A few things that never got posted here…
The first thing was an announcement of an article that I appeared in: There’s a new feature in the classical guitar magazine Soundboard this month (Volume 33, 2007). The magazine is published by the Guitar [...]
Juventas
Juventas, a young new music ensemble based in Boston, is once again performing one of my pieces. This group of talented performers and composers have been very good to me and my music, having performed [...]
October 2005
GFA
I just got back from the Guitar Foundation of America International Guitar Competition, where I saw Duo 46 perform my piece Sonata 46 in concert. Of course, they ripped the hell out of it, like [...]
May 2005
Recent Composition
Recently I've been hard at work on my piece for Fireworks called "Hyper Lassus" that's going to be premiered at the Oregon Bach Festival on July 2nd. I have to have the entire thing finished, [...]