One Man's Journey Through Composition

Attempting to write about music both mine and others.

10/30/13

Refocusing the discussion on Sustainability.

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This is the third post in a little series looking at some hot button topics in music these days. The first was an introduction . The second ...
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10/25/13

A Question As Old As Time

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How do we make a living as musicians? Jon Silpayamanant poses the question " What is a 'full-time musician' anyway? " aft...
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10/23/13

Fulbright Update

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Being on this grant has kicked in my "I deserve to be here!" self-advocacy gene into overdrive. Being surrounded by so many talent...
10/19/13

Badminton with Words

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There are two words being bandied about a great deal in the classical music community these days: entrepreneurship and sustainability. Neith...
10/13/13

David Byrne, Cultural Centers, and Creativity

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In the past week, David Byrne has published two editorials, one on how the  1% is stifling creativity in NYC , the other on how  streaming r...
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10/10/13

Opera as Theater--design cannot defeat music

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But, boy, did it try. I attended Parsifal at the Royal Opera in Stockholm on Tuesday evening. I prepared myself for the long haul--a ro...
10/4/13

Swedish Adventures 3: Stockholm Syndrome (and how I'm learning outside academia)

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In Swedish Adventure 2, I went to a Kunglinga Filharmonikerna concert, and was blown away . That blog post, and subsequent discussion on F...
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John Chittum
Kansas City, Missouri, United States
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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