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Today is the Birthday of personal super-hero Composer, Miklós Rózsa. Many thanks to Lester Lim and his fine Musicians.  This arrangement is available through ALFRED. 

Here now is the Untold Story about this arrangement of ‘Music from BEN HUR.’ 

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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…

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…

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…

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 &amp…

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…

“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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

#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…