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Tag Archives: Sir Andrew Davis
In residence with the Houston Symphony
In this day and age one should consider oneself lucky if one manages to get a continuous streamline of commissions. Even more rare though, is the possibility of working with the same group of musicians repeatedly over a number of … Continue reading
Posted in Miscellanea
Tagged Alejandro Toledo, América Salvaje, Andrés Franco, Andrés Jaime, Andrés Lopera, Andrés Orozco-Estrada, Aurora, Aurora Australis, Aurora Borealis, Aurora Equatorialis, Carlos Andrés Botero, Clint Allen, Composer-In-Residence, Concerto for Violin and Orchestra, Filarmónica Joven de Colombia, Germán Gutiérrez, Houston Symphony, Igor Cortadellas, Javier Sota Nadal, Jean Sibelius, Johnson Space Center, Jones Hall, Leticia Moreno, NASA, New Aspect Design, Rice University, Sir Andrew Davis, University of Houston, Violin Concerto, Vladimir Kulenovic, Youth Philharmonic of Colombia
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The final stretch
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
Pushing the right buttons
Few things can be more rewarding for a composer than a standing ovation after the premiere of a new work, but last weekend I got to experience the same rush of excitement inside a rehearsal room, with only four people … Continue reading
Past the middle mark
So here we are at the start of a new year, and a little less than two years before the premiere of “Bel Canto”. But first let’s take a quick look back at 2013: I started work on the score; … Continue reading
Posted in Bel Canto
Tagged #teambelcanto #BelCanto, 2013 Prince Prize, 2014, Anthony Freud, Cosi fan tutte, Danielle De Niese, Jimmy Lopez, Kevin Newbury, Live in HD, Lyric Opera of Chicago, Met, Metropolitan Opera of New York, Nilo Cruz, orchestration, piano reduction, piano vocal score, Prince Charitable Trusts, Prince Prize, Renee Fleming, Rusalka, Ryan Opera Center, short score, Sir Andrew Davis, world premiere
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A knight, a diva and an opera house
Forty minutes might seem like a lot of music, but in the context of a full-evening opera, we’re just getting started. That’s how much I’ve written so far, which means only another hundred minutes remain to be written. Sigh. Granted, … Continue reading
A journey begins
Today is a special day. It marks the end of an intense period of preparation and the beginning of an equally intense period of artistic creation. The Lyric Opera of Chicago has entrusted me with the task of composing a … Continue reading
