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…
Dec 10 2021
Oct 18 2021
A "STORMWORKS Story!"
“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…
Oct 13 2021
On the premiere of “AT DAWN ~ YOAKE ~ A New Challenge for the Future of Humanity.”
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…
Oct 12 2021
On the Premiere of the Concerto for Tuba, “The Strong Soul”
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…
Sep 22 2021
"Early Morning Thoughts Listening to Mahler's 10th" (The Mahler 10th Story: )
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…
Sep 6 2021
The First Music Send: 17 AUG 1992
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…
Jun 24 2021
1268, an Experiment in "Re-Cognition."
#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…
May 6 2021
Remember the Future for Truth is Timeless
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 .…
Apr 29 2021
Vignettes of Cheek Turns
Vignettes of Cheek Turns
(no preachiness, just sharing… with YOU!)
by © Stephen Melillo, IGNA 29 APR 2021
On the birthday of Duke Ellington
Willy Romanello, Greenwich High School, Connecticut. Class of 75. We’ll get back to him!
Movement 1:…
Mar 3 2021
Just Another Hill!
3 March 2021
On the 22nd Anniversary of the STORMWORKS Chapter 3: WAIT of the WORLD Recording
with Maurice Hamers & The Marine Band of the Royal Netherlands Navy
Thoughts on Death to Moby Dick, a Love Stor…
Feb 6 2021
Father Peter M. Rinaldi and the Escape from Plato's Cave
6 FEB 2021
Father Peter M. Rinaldi and the Escape from Plato's Cave
Father Peter M. Rinaldi, in 1993
A SYNChronicity of Events:
Neatly nestled between the birthdays of John Williams and Jerry Goldsmith, my Son will make his Confirmation…
Nov 14 2020
14 November 2020, this week in History
14 November 2020
What a Week it has been…
This Veterans Day was also the 400th Anniversary of the Mayflower Landing. This week saw the 245th Anniversary of the US Marines, during the 250th Anniversary of Beethoven and the the…