One Man's Journey Through Composition

Attempting to write about music both mine and others.

9/12/13

Why aren't I writing symphonies?

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Some popular articles on NPRs Deceptive Cadence making the rounds are by Kevin Puts on " Why Write Symphonies? "; a Q&A with...
9/10/13

What can be learned from the NYC Opera?

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I've been talking a great deal about the Minnesota Orchestra lockout and "negotiations," as well as going through a post by Ph...
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9/9/13

Thoughts on outreach

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Philip Kennicott's long article is full of ideas. One area of his concern was that orchestras are straying from their principle goal. t...
9/6/13

Keeping up with Minnesota

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If you haven't been following the unfolding network drama that is Minnesota Orchestra Lockout (Season 2!), you're missing out. Let...
9/3/13

The essence of an open mind.

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every once in a while you listen to a piece you're "supposed" to hate. It's not "original" enough. It's by s...
9/2/13

Follow-up: Ingram Marshall

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Earlier I wrote a blog about Philip Kennicott's post in the newrepublic . Among the many things discussed was Kennicott's vehement...
8/30/13

Swedish Adventure 1: Saariaho

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   I've been in Sweden since Friday and I'm still recovering from jet lag. I screwed the pooch on getting acclimated, was a bit ill ...
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John Chittum
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My proper name is John Chittum, though I like the blogger handle El Johno for graffiti-ing my writing onlines. I read, write, compose, and generally do other artsy type things. See more at www.johnchittum.com
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