March 2011
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February 2011
4 posts
Found: Tribute to the late Milton Babbitt →
This video has been floating around online, but I thought I would share it for anyone who has not already seen it.
Conductor Pro! →
Found: I got this clip recently from a friend and wanted to share. Really incredible, funny, and inspiring. Enjoy!
January 2011
2 posts
4000 Holes
Spending this cold winter weekend preparing for a performance of John Luther Adams’ 4000 Holes later this winter. This work, one of his newest pieces, is written for piano, percussion, and electronic soundscape and will be performed at Northern Illinois University in March with my Nothing in Common duo partner, Mabel Kwan. The piece, which references the Beatles, should be a wonderful close...
How to stay alive in a music career →
Found all of this to be so true! Enjoy.
December 2010
2 posts
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October 2010
3 posts
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Found: 10 Things About Sound (TED) →
Thanks to Jim Campbell for passing along this awesome TED Talk about Sound.
FaceTime on my Computer
Loving the new FaceTime for Mac / iOS4. Find me at andybliss@me.com!
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WatchFound: I was very fortunate to participate in Mark Applebaum’s Metaphysics of Notation this past January. Here is a great Robert Arnold documentary that I highly recommend checking out.
September 2010
1 post
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Heard: New Roots w/ John Legend = Killing! →
June 2010
4 posts
“Discuss: Heard from a good friend today…
A Hypothetical three strike...”
– Discuss
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Vienna Phil and Dudamel coming to Centre! →
I worked at Centre College for several years and it is a beautiful place. Next year Lexington will be hosting the World Equestrian Games and the Vienna Philharmonic are coming with Dudamel conducting - I highly suggest anybody in the region try to check it out!
April 2010
6 posts
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Found: Alex Ross: The Rest Is Noise: listentothis →
New book on the way from Alex Ross, music critic for The New Yorker. Table of contents looks very interesting!
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Discuss: PAS Music Technology Project →
I’m in the early stages of a project for @PercussiveArts and am working with the Music Technology Committee to compile a list of “significant percussion-centric repertoire that utilizes electronics.” Please see the link above if you would like to add pieces to the Google Spreadsheet to help us get the most complete overview and timeline. We have further phases of the project in...
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Discuss: Mallet Quartet Excerpt
What does everyone think of the audio excerpt I just linked to? How many of you have seen in in person? What were your thoughts - agree or disagree with the comments in the nntv episode with Jason Treuting of So Percussion?
Looking forward to hearing some reflection!
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Heard: Reich's Mallet Quartet Audio Excerpt →
A link to an audio excerpt from Steve Reich’s new Mallet Quartet (thank to Eric Willie for the heads up!).
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March 2010
5 posts
“I can’t understand why people are frightened of new ideas. I’m frightened of the...”
– John Cage (via dgerhart)
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January 2010
5 posts
“This thought crossed my mind today while practicing for my upcoming solo recital...”
US Premiere of Reich's "Mallet Quartet" tonight at... →
What I would give to be out at Stanford today, and less than a week from when I WILL be there. I’m really looking forward to hearing Reich’s new “Mallet Quartet” - what does everybody think/know about the new piece? I’d love to get some discussion going about it and hear how everyone imagines it may turn out. Not long until many of us will find out!
December 2009
3 posts
Must Read Article →
Wonderful article from the weekend in the New York Times about how “drums are the new violins.” Awesome coverage from Glennie to So Percussion and discussion of early John Cage up to Glenn Kotche and Wilco!
Blackbox Contemporary Music Blog →
Here is a great podcast that looks like it also is in its early episodes. It is great to get outside of the percussion world and hear a piano player’s point of view. Check it out and support what she is doing.
Can't wait for 2010
Having an amazing holiday which was much needed after a long semester. I’m highly anticipating 2010 and some really exciting ideas ahead. Currently doing some “tidying up” of my online endeavors and will be getting back to nntv episodes very soon. I miss the discussions we had going and there are lots more to come in January.
Until then - What was the best new piece you were...
November 2009
5 posts
nntv Episode #3 Follow-Up Question
How has everyone applied cross-genre influences in their personal or professional situations?
(Please leave comments under Episode 3)
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Cheating, Lying, Stealing Video from Episode #1... →
Here is the link to the remainder of David Lang’s Cheating, Lying, Stealing that was referenced in Episode #1 of nntv. For those of you who aren’t familiar with David’s music, this might be a good spot to start! Thanks for watching Episode #1 - a new episode is already in progress. Keep the comments coming!
October 2009
7 posts
Music and Number
There are hundreds of topics which I plan to pursue on this blog, but things must start somewhere. Please, feel free to suggest topics for discussion. One preoccupation I’ve had in contemporary music is the idea of music and number. This of course can be traced back to antiquity and can be found in the works of David Lang, Iannis Xenakis, Bela Bartok, and Frederic Rzewksi, to name a few....
