What an exit! I’m quite delayed in my last post – after leaving soundSCAPE I spent a few furtive days in Milan, relocated to Krakow, and am now resting comfortably in the hamlet of Knurow, near the Slovakian border in … Continue reading →

Today saw the culmination of the Lansing McLoskey-organized collaboration between soundSCAPE Composition Fellows and the local art museum. Each composer was given the opportunity to write pieces inspired by visual works from the local museum. The Museo Civico Parisi Valle … Continue reading →

Yesterday’s activities focused on the relationship between visual and musical characteristics in art. In the afternoon, composer-in-residence Lansing McLoskey gave a talk outlining different modes of this relationship. He gave many examples of visual characteristics in music. Performed music has … Continue reading →

It’s difficult finding time to write – daily life in Maccagno, though slowly-paced and relxed, keeps me completely occupied. I wake up every morning around 8 or 9 and return usually only when cooking meals or late at night after … Continue reading →

Today is our day off. There’s nothing quite as sublime as sitting in the garden, surrounded by the familiar religious icons of Casa Emmaus, agave, prickly pear, aloe, peace. My staff paper is out – we have been given the … Continue reading →

This blog functions to document my time at the 2011 soundSCAPE festival. I arrived on Wednesday, but technical difficulties prevented me from posting earlier. My name is Mark – I’m here at the festival as a composer. I’m new at … Continue reading →