There are some things for which one is never truly prepared, and losing a parent is definitely one of them. December 4, 2016 carved a wound in my heart. It has now slowly started to heal, but it will leave … Continue reading
All things must come to an end, but sometimes the end can signify new beginnings. Just a few days ago I delivered the final piano/vocal score of “Bel Canto”: over 400 pages of some of the most inspired music I’ve … Continue reading
Mark your calendars, because the spring of 2015 is going to see the release, on Harmonia Mundi, of the first album dedicated entirely to my orchestral works. The pieces included are Perú Negro, Lord of the Air, Synesthésie and América … Continue reading
“Conductors are ambassadors of composers”, said Kurt Masur once during a conducting master class a few years ago, “we are here on behalf of people who are greater than us”. Although those two phrases have the power of inflating any … Continue reading
