“Marie Curie Learns to Swim” will be brought to life next month with a premiere by the Hartford Opera Theater…
I was happy to get back to Marie’s rage aria this week. I had started sketching out the vocal line a…
It’s been another busy week. I’ve sent off the finished excerpts for Hartford Opera Theater‘s New in November performance on…
There’s nothing like a deadline to motivate me to compose—though friends help, too! This week, I’ve been trying something new…
The Hartford Opera Theater recently announced the program for their annual New in November performance, and we are very happy…
It’s been a busy week—starting to teach new classes as part of the Hartt Preparatory Academy and traveling to Kansas…
I’ve finally finished connecting Marie’s aria about Pierre’s death to her next big number, “I take my life in measurements”.…
This week I’ve been continuing the same sequence I was working on last time, which transitions from Marie’s memories of…
I am very happy to be back in the swing of things for composing the opera, and this week I’ve…
Writing these weekly updates has been an interesting addition to my compositional process. One on hand, writing about what I…