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New Music

Post author:frank.nawrot
Post published:September 25, 2014
Post category:Composition News

Hello all! For those of us lucky enough to remain in the world of academia, the slow turbulence that is the Fall Semester has been well under way for about…

UMKC Workshop: A Wrap Up

Post author:frank.nawrot
Post published:June 22, 2014
Post category:Composition

I'm gonna be honest folks, I'm sitting here on my phone in a cramped Subaru on my way back to Michigan, my mind complete mush, barely able to process this…

UMKC Composition Workshop: Day 4

Post author:frank.nawrot
Post published:June 20, 2014
Post category:Composition

Day 4 of the UMKC Composition Workshop began with a listening session with Dr. Jim Mobberley. Afterwards, he shared some of his own music with us. During the listening session…

UMKC Composition Workshop: Day 3

Post author:frank.nawrot
Post published:June 19, 2014
Post category:Composition

Day 3 of the UMKC Composition Workshop was focused mostly on the one and only Dr. Paul Rudy. First off, he led us in a listening exercise in which he…

UMKC Composition Workshop: Day 2

Post author:frank.nawrot
Post published:June 17, 2014
Post category:Composition

Day 2 of the UMKC Composition Workshop started out with Dr. Mara Gibson sharing some of her past and recent projects with us. Her musical focus is on collaboration. She…

UMKC Composition Workshop

Post author:frank.nawrot
Post published:June 15, 2014
Post category:Composition

The past two nights have been close to sleepless in preparation for the UMKC Composition Workshop. Today is day one of the workshop, and so far it has been an…

Does art for art’s sake further society, or is it merely emotional porn? And, why Tupac and M.I.A. are more important musicians than Mahler.

Post author:frank.nawrot
Post published:November 13, 2013
Post category:Composition

I did not blog last week due to a composition masterclass and concert featuring Brent Miller. This guy is doing amazing things for the new music community. Check out his…

A biased look at Grand Valley State University’s New Music Ensemble

Post author:frank.nawrot
Post published:October 30, 2013
Post category:Composition

A biased look at Grand Valley State University's New Music Ensemble- Seriously though, I am very biased. I attended Grand Valley State University (GVSU) from 2011-2013 so take my gushing…

Finale, Sibelius, and music making software are not crutches, they are emancipators of every human’s inner artist.

Post author:frank.nawrot
Post published:October 23, 2013
Post category:Composition

Finale, Sibelius, and music making software are not crutches, they are emancipators of every human's inner artist. It should be noted, that the majority of composers and instrumentalists (probably) do…

If you can play with Legos, you can compose music.

Post author:frank.nawrot
Post published:October 16, 2013
Post category:Composition

If you can play with Legos, you can compose music. It may be more accurate to say, that if you can play with Legos you can do anything artistic. But…