We composers love to hate deadlines. Is there anyone who feels more gloriously sorry for themselves than a composer faced with an impending due date? Finishing the piece is just the beginning; now I have to make the score look good too? And transpose the stupid French horn? And make parts? With good page turns?? All […]
Competition Fees: Are They Worth It?
This petition, about ending excessive audition fees for opera singers applying to Young Artist Programs, has been floating around my facebook feed of late. Those of us who are composers of the not yet fully “emerged” variety can probably relate to the frustration, since we are constantly faced with calls-for-scores and competitions that have similar […]