Grit and Glitz – A New String Trio Premiered in Brooklyn
I was recently invited by the W4 New Music Collective to participate in their program of new music at Exapno in Brooklyn, NY. I composed a new string trio for … Continue reading
The Bubble Tree – Winner of the Skirball Film Scoring Competition
My score to The Bubble Tree, an animation by Ran Jing recently won the Skirball Film Scoring Competition and was premiered by the NYU Symphony Orchestra in a live concert … Continue reading
Vasily Kandinsky – It’s Only Art. Or Is It?
“Every work comes into being in the same way as the cosmos – by means of catastrophes… The creation of the work of art is the creation of the world.” … Continue reading
The Power of Color
“Color is the power which directly influences the soul. Color is the keyboard, the eyes are the hammers, the soul is the piano with the strings. The artist is the … Continue reading
Jubilance and Lament – New Compositions
I am enclosing links to my latest compositions: The Jubilance and the Lament. Both works were composed to satisfy the final requirement of a counterpoint course in my undergraduate studies … Continue reading
Orchestration / Scoring Demos
A good composer has to be able to wear many hats; that of an orchestrator, arranger, conductor, instrumentalist, and, of course a creator / inventor. I finally had some time … Continue reading
Epiphanies – Artwork and Music Combined
I thought I would experiment with combining my abstract painting with music. The video features 10 of my paintings and the soundtrack is one of my electronic compositions entitled Thousands … Continue reading
Emerging
All my days have been written In your book Before any came to be And then you gave me The chisel and a hammer To carve them out From the … Continue reading
Prelude and Fugue – New compositions for piano solo
Lest you think I only write poetry these days, I am encolsing links to my latest music compositions. Inspired by Johann Sebastian Bach’s Das Wohltemperierte Klavier in style and form, … Continue reading
The Calling
You used to know everything In even rows and columns Effort times distance equals destination Page eighty nine The second paragraph on the right In black and white Exhibit A … Continue reading
Das Wohltemperierte Klavier
I will not be still In the presence of eternity Breathing into a fleeting moment Blessed be the pleasures of the mind The symmetry of the Universe And the anticipation … Continue reading
Kronos Quartet, Early Music: Lachryme antique – Review
The Kronos Quartet, one of the premiere American chamber ensembles, has pushed the boundaries of genre, style, and interpretation for over 30 years. From its conception, ever since violinist David … Continue reading
Birthing Art
It seems to me that artists don’t really create anything new. I feel that everything has already been created, but it has not been brought into light, it has not … Continue reading
Curiosity
I think I write music because I am curious. To create a new piece of music out of silence and darkness, to observe how it takes shape and becomes a … Continue reading
Creative Process
My well educated, well traveled, and well read friend asked me once about the creative process of music composition: “So you just sit at the piano and kind of make … Continue reading
Hearing
I sit in the first row in my Musicology class so I don’t get distracted by other students and can better absorb the lecture. In close proximity to my left … Continue reading
Music Well - Dosia McKay, Composer, Painter, Writer 