tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574060146103839230.post3843309235268143439..comments2022-11-13T09:38:58.195-05:00Comments on Raining Acorns: “A Community of Expressers”Susan Scheid (Raining Acorns)http://www.blogger.com/profile/02827286681242730183noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574060146103839230.post-9134068123902030642011-05-07T16:18:25.739-04:002011-05-07T16:18:25.739-04:00Thanks to all of you who commented on the blog and...Thanks to all of you who commented on the blog and to those who wrote to me directly.<br /><br />Suze: Such an interesting observation. (I note, from what you’ve written on your own blog, that this is a topic to which you’ve given a lot of thought.)<br /><br />David: Of course I’m keenly curious to know which composer portraits you attended. (For those who are not aware of it, I believe David is referring to the Bard Music Festival, part of its SummerScape program, which focuses on a particular composer. This year the composer featured will be Sibelius.) I see that, in 2008, Bard’s focus was on Prokofiev, so perhaps that was one you attended. I am right now reading your book about Prokofiev. Your knowledge is of course encyclopedic, yet you wear that knowledge lightly and the book makes for a fascinating read, even for someone who is what Milton Babbitt called a “lay listener,” as I am. Should you come back this way again, I hope you will let me know and perhaps there could be an opportunity to meet up for a cup of tea or some such!<br /><br />Rron: Thank you so much for writing and noting the professors that have helped you achieve what you have. While I knew a professor was sitting next to me, I only later learned from Dylan Mattingly that he was none other than George Tsontakis. I’m sort of glad I didn’t know that as I was busily trying to take notes of what I heard! I sit in awe of what reviewers like Alex Ross, David Nice, and Steve Smith can capture on a single hearing of a piece. I am, as I noted, but a “lay listener,” as Milton Babbitt would have it, but I wanted very much to try to convey to others the thrill of what I heard and saw. As to that, with regard to your piece, which opened the concert, I want you to know that, as I listened, I thought, wow, if this is the quality of what I’m going to be hearing, I’m in for a fabulous evening (as indeed I was). The story behind your piece alone was lovely, based as it was on a Native American myth. I hope to have the chance to hear more of your compositions in the future.Susan Scheid (Raining Acorns)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02827286681242730183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574060146103839230.post-35519686373033125082011-05-05T21:08:34.312-04:002011-05-05T21:08:34.312-04:00I'd like to add the names of two other teacher...I'd like to add the names of two other teachers who were not mentioned: Kyle Gann and George Tsontakis. Their work with their students (I being the student of one them) has definitely helped to shape and bring out the creativity of those students.<br /> - Rron KarahodaRron Karahodahttp://soundcloud.com/g-t-4noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574060146103839230.post-84647466249085109632011-05-04T09:39:27.147-04:002011-05-04T09:39:27.147-04:00Happy memories of Bard - such a beautiful setting,...Happy memories of Bard - such a beautiful setting, such admirable facilities; though the students were only beginning to trickle back when I was there for two of the annual composer focus fortnights. Would have been good to hear such core work in progress; many thanks for the vivid report.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14506881804082382739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574060146103839230.post-2575367538932694672011-05-03T11:04:01.227-04:002011-05-03T11:04:01.227-04:00A lovely review. 'The community of expressers&...A lovely review. 'The community of expressers' carries the connotation of what emerges from a coalition of unique individuals which makes it neither aggregation nor isolation but the best of both.<br /><br />I love the new banner, extremely uplifting.Suzehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07908805179119217608noreply@blogger.com