We have been playing John Cage’s “Variations III” since well before Lou Cohen’s death in 2013. Lou studied with Cage and would organize yearly performances of this work by musicians from the Boston experimental music community. At the 2017 “New Music Gathering” in Bowling Green … [Read more...]
Scott Wyatt named 2018 SEAMUS Award Winner
The 2018 SEAMUS Award will be presented to Scott A. Wyatt at the SEAMUS National Conference banquet. Wyatt is Professor Emeritus of Music Composition at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, where he taught and championed electronic/computer music for more than four … [Read more...]
Interview with Carla Scaletti
--- By Elizabeth Hinkle-Turner --- I have known Carla Scaletti virtually all of my compositional life starting with her appearing “in the distance” as a quietly awe-inspiring presence (so many people spoke so reverently of her creative intellect and thoughtfulness) in the … [Read more...]
Member News
Summer 2017 Member News Jon Appleton composed his first Synclavier piece in 30 years thanks to the wonderful help from the composers at the University of Virginia. He was also Composer-in-Residence at Visby International Centre for Composers (Gotland, Sweden) August, … [Read more...]
Carla Scaletti’s 2017 SEAMUS Award Acceptance Speech
Thank you Scott. And thank you to everyone on the SEAMUS board of directors. For me, this is the best honor in the world because it comes from fellow practitioners! I feel honored, and touched, and inspired. It gives me an extra jolt of encouragement to continue working … [Read more...]