Apr 7 2022
There are 101 arrangements of GOD BLESS AMERICA on a certain publisher's site. I had previously researched the potential Copyright Owners at the US Copyright Office…
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Mar 4 2022
The following article appeared in the Massachusetts Music Educators Association Journal in October of 2021.
A PDF of the actual Magazine excerpt may be downloaded here:
Dear Reader: Per the author's request, in this article we consider the devices of…
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Feb 10 2022
10 Feb 2020
The Birthday of Jerry Goldsmith
“If you have a Man riding a horse, don’t score the hooves, score the mind of the man.” Jerry Goldsmith
It is IMPOSSIBLE to properly find words to express how much I…
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Feb 8 2022
8 FEB 2022
The 90th Birthday of John Williams
Happy Birthday to a Great Man!
After school on 15 September of 1965, fellow 3rd graders and I were rolling down the hills in Abendroth Park, excited about the Black &…
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Dec 10 2021
December 2021
from a letter edited by Santa Claus
SET UP:
On 1 December of 2009, after a return from Todd-AO in Los Angeles and the film-mix session for “Dwegons & Leprechauns,” I had a dream in which I was…
Oct 18 2021
“It’s a STORMWORKS Story™”
A Pictorial Essay in the Miracle of Life!
16 OCT 2021
This evening I received this screenshot from Petra Buchmann, Musician in Stadtkapelle Wangen conducted by Tobias Zinser, the ensemble that will deliver the premiere of…
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Oct 13 2021
Soil from Mount Fuji
To Jun Sato-san, to the fine Student Musicians of The Asahikawa Commercial High School Band, and to the premiere audiences of “AT DAWN ~ YOAKE ~ A New Challenge for the Future of Humanity.”
During the…
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Oct 12 2021
October 2021
On the Premiere of the Concerto for Tuba, “The Strong Soul”
Dear Andreas, Thomas, Tobias, Musicians of Stadtkapelle Wangen, and tonight’s Audience,
During the pandemic, I composed over 295 minutes of new Music for various ensembles. All of…
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Sep 22 2021
22 SEP 2021
46 Years Ago…
Recently, I was interviewed by John Smistad of Mythaxis Magazine. He asked, “What made you pursue Music?” I related a Story, but never got to the “punch line.” Here now, is the Story…
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Sep 6 2021
17 AUGUST 1992
The First Transmission of a Score & Set of Parts (before PDF) from a Self-Publishing Composer or any Music Publisher.
As recorded by SCOTTIE ROGERS, NORWAY.
“I have a vivid memory of standing by the fax machine…
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Jun 24 2021
#1268, Musical Haiku #108 in 4:50 by © Stephen Melillo, IGNA 21 JUN 2021
(The birthday of hero Composer, Lalo Schifrin)
If you have the Time and the interest, here is an experiment that many of you will find fascinating…
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May 6 2021
7-8 May 2021
My Mom’s B birthday
The Birthdays of Peter Ilyich Tchaikowsky and Johannes Brahms
The End of WWII in Europe
Below is an article celebrating The Brotherhood of Man, entitled, “Remember the Future for Truth is Timeless .…
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