Michael colgrass: adventures of an american composer
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In this new collection of anecdotes, I invite the reader into my private encounters with Igor Stravinsky, Aaron Copland, Leonard Bernstein, Dizzy Gillespie and a host of other key figures in American music, both classical and jazz. I also describe my experiences in NLP, music education, hypnotism, and more. Read about my autobiography or order your copy from Amazon, B&N, Chapters or Music Dispatch.
A BLOGGING ADVENTURE
CLASSICAL MUSIC LINKS
Composer Blogs:
Music Blogs and Sites:
Axel Feldheim: Not for Fun Only
Marc Geelhoed: Culture in Chicago
Matthew Guerrieri: Soho the Dog
Matthew Gurewitsch: Beyond Criticism
Lisa Hirsch: Iron Tongue of Midnight
Joshua Kosman: On a Pacific Aisle
Musicians Performing Without Pain
Michael Monroe: Musings on Music
Andrew Patner: The View from Here
My new memoir of anecdotes, Adventures of an American Composer, is out on the shelves. Jim Lochner has reviewed it at PulitzerPrizeMusic.com.
"Michael Colgrass: Music Maverick" is a documentary in progress about my life and work. In this excerpt, I talk about living in the Arctic in 1989 and finding the inspiration to write "Arctic Dreams" for wind ensemble. Find out more at www.colgrassfilm.com. (See more videos here.)