Composition update: I've been having fun taking an old piano piece and turning it into a string quartet. Also working on a piece for clarinet and piano. Orchestra piece is taking me in a few unexpected directions. Overall, nothing overly exciting to report
What am I going to talk about next?
My feelings on the complex relationship between art and money (especially in the United States) have been accumulating over the past few years but in light of a recent event that is near and dear to my heart, they have been pushed to the front of my mind. Next blog post, I'm going to unleash these thoughts. Sometimes I feel I don't have the right to talk about money as I am still in school and have little "real world experience." However, I have read enough books and taken enough classes on the history of music to at least understand how much money can screw up the arts. I will be examining everything from the beginnings of music in America all the way up to why there are so many cliches in movies. So stay tuned for that.