“Clowns” was an orchestration exercise I did in high school, back when I was sixteen. Fortunately, the public school I went to in D.C. had an orchestra, so I was able to hear what I did. My subject was a piano piece by Joaquin Turina, chosen simply because it was short and suitable. I had […]
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Clowns
January 10th, 2012 · Comments Off on Clowns
Cracking Up
December 15th, 2011 · Comments Off on Cracking Up
Cracking Up (1996) was a film written and directed by Matt Mitler, who also played the lead, a self-destructive comedian. I was one of the many downtown performers who appeared.
The Clowns and Mr. Beckett
October 25th, 2011 · 1 Comment
On December 11, 2010, I joined Bill Irwin at the Westport Country Playhouse, in Connecticut, for a show called The Clowns and Mr. Beckett. Bill performed a couple of Beckett monologues; we read some passages from the novels; and, somehow, also worked in some of our own solo and duo material. I also sang a […]
Cortland Set
September 7th, 2011 · Comments Off on Cortland Set
In 1982, I wrote music for Cortland Set, a dance by Margaret Jenkins. The score was based on the poetry of Michael Palmer: part of it was a tetrachordal setting of his words, and part was piano music developed from the same material.
Chuff
August 22nd, 2011 · Comments Off on Chuff
It’s a piano piece; it’s rebarbative; play it!
The Courtroom
August 19th, 2011 · Comments Off on The Courtroom
The Courtroom never really got past the “work-in-progress” level, and Bill never revived it after its run in 1985. What an ensemble that was! It got mixed reviews, but The New Yorker was happy.
Clot
August 14th, 2011 · Comments Off on Clot
A sort of chorale, written while unwinding from performances in a vaudeville festival in Maine.
A Concert With Betsy Kagan
August 5th, 2011 · Comments Off on A Concert With Betsy Kagan
For this one, back in San Francisco in 1977, I provided text pieces to accompany two of Betsy’s dances: “Never” and “Frame.” I also sang a couple of songs, and played some ambient piano music for the pre-show and post-show. And I also drew the program, which I often did back then.
Cupid
July 31st, 2011 · 1 Comment
I carried this strip in my head for years. I finally drew it for a Valentine’s Day edition of R. Sikoryak’s “Carousel.”
The Count of Saint-Germain
July 6th, 2011 · 1 Comment
My article on the ever mysterious and alluring nobleman appeared in the June 2001 issue of the Fortean Times. (I originally had a link to it here, but it no longer works.)