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I have a fondness for chorales: nuggets of harmony, where I can play around with voice leading.  I wrote several for piano, later incorporated into my 4th String Quartet.  

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“Prof. Williams’ New System” was the first piece I toured with the Oberlin Dance Collective, back in 1974.  I was 19.  I don’t remember much about the piece, but did keep a rough score/script.  The title was taken from a 19th century manual on the care of horses and cattle, and the text came from […]

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A short piece for piano, based on diatonic 4-pitch and 7-pitch sets.  Here’s the beginning:

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I wrote “Love Is Fun” for White Knuckle Sandwich.  Dave Miller made a cartoon video of it, as you can see in the following screen shots.  

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Back in the ’90s, White Knuckle Sandwich made a video of Jen’s song, “Lookin’ for a Man.”  The song and storyboard were by Jen Perez, and it was shot by videographer Anney Bonney for the now defunct pseudo.com.  Anne Shapiro and I portrayed a number of characters in this disturbing production.  Here are some screen […]

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In 1996, MTV decided to expand, by starting a second station called M2.  A number of bands were commissioned to write jingles using their slogan “24 more.”  White Knuckle Sandwich submitted three possibilities (one for each of us), and mine was chosen.  The 30 second spot used an elaborate set, a revolving camera, and a […]

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Orpheus may not be a good role model, but I suspect all musicians identify with him.

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Here I am performing my illustrated story, “Bimbo and Bombo,” at “The Moon Show” (Williamsburg, 11/5/12).

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