Last year – I consented to blogging about each night of the VSO’s now-annual New Music Festival and I didn’t … More

Nothing special, just Thomas Ades conducting Lutoslawski’s cello concerto. I’m in absolute awe of this piece. We’re talking about me … More

  Billed in some circles as the “Uprising Of The Violas”, the Vancouver Symphony New Music Festival is happening this … More

A wise mine once said, “The exact moment at which the toast is done cannot be observed without affecting the … More

So it’s highly likely that almost none of you know about OperaFeHk.  They’re a bizarre little chamber group that’s gotten … More

So where’z my millions of dollars? It’s probably not big news to veteran composers but to me, and my modest … More

Eight cellists on a stage wouldn’t be much of a fitting novelty act for the big top but it would … More

As much as I hate hearing the sound of my own voice on a recording (still?), I feel like I … More

Here we are once again preparing for spring concerts.  Often at this time of year I’m in a state of … More

I just finished writing a piece for flute and piano called Blister-Cuffs.  It’s comprised of four short movements following the … More

A pity there isn’t a convincing way to smash a champagne bottle on the side of a webpage before one … More