Lightfall for Horn and Orchestra will fill the second half of the concert at its premiere. The major work in the first half is the Cello Concerto in B Minor, Opus 104 by Antonin Dvorák. This grand, lyrical work is one of the most popular pieces in the repertoire.
You can read about Dvorák here and [...]
Having recently completed Freefall, 2008 began for me with the composition of Circa and some of Mao’s Last Dancer, followed by the scoring of Daybreakers, then back to Mao’s Last Dancer.
The commission for Lightfall was confirmed in April and I was constantly thinking about the nature of the piece while working on these other projects.
Here [...]
Listen to John Corigliano give an illuminating 60 minute talk on his method of composition at the Julliard School on 22 April 2009.
A pity this isn’t on YouTube but with a bit of imagination it is possible to visual his score examples.
Hello, I’m Christopher Gordon and I’m composing a Concerto for Horn and Orchestra for the Sydney Symphony and their principal horn player, Robert Johnson.
They are going to premiere it at the Sydney Opera House in September 2009, with Richard Gill conducting.
I am often asked how a composer comes up with his or her ideas. Questions [...]
