PUBLICATIONS
Conductor's Notebook
http://www.conductorsnotebook.com
An eclectic web journal dedicated to art and society.
Alton's Images
http://www.altonsimages.com
An online gallery of original photography.
RESEARCH
'Formal Coherence in Emanuel Bach's Auferstehung'An examination of Auferstehung (Resurrection) , Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach's landmark oratorio. A doctoral research thesis submitted as part of degree requirements at the Peabody Conservatory of Music, Johns Hopkins University.
Abstract
PDF document, 1 page, 62 kbTitle Page & Contents
PDF document, 11 pages, 207 kbThe complete book may be ordered from ProQuest (UMI) . Bound copies appear in collections at the following libraries:
Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin
Bibliothèque Royale: Brussels Conservatoire Royal de Musique
Eastman School of Music: Sibley Library
Florida State University
Harvard University
Johns Hopkins University: Peabody Conservatory
University of Indiana
University of Memphis
University of Michigan
Wiener Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde
Yale University
AUDIO REVIEWS
Reviews of audio releases for Amazon.com . 'A New Deal for Music Lovers' discusses two new works by the American composer Samuel Jones. 'A Philadelphia Story' discusses a recording by Yo-Yo Ma of works by Richard Danielpour, Leon Kirchner, and Christopher Rouse.
HUMOR
Its legends are dying, its 'stars' are an embarrassment, and its own fans won't pay money to hear it. Who can save this dying art form?
A parody of Lewis Carroll's 'Jabberwocky' that uses musical jargon in place of the nonsense words. Selected as margin filler for a chapbook published by the Lewis Carroll Society of Canada.
Parody of a song by Shel Silverstein. Portions read (on a slow news day) by David Zinman and Lisa Simeone in a national Baltimore Symphony broadcast.
FICTION
Baltimore NocturneA novel in progress. A young cellist finds her ambitions challenged by personal storms.
The opening chapter won first prize in a literary contest sponsored by the Baltimore Writers Alliance.