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Errata: Takatsugu Muramatsu's "Land"

Takatsugu Muramatsu's Land was written for Momoko Kamiya and premiered at PASIC 2004 in Nashville, Tennessee. The score was first published by Beurskens Muziekuitgeverij in 2006. For many years, the talk of some mistakes in the printed score (because that just happens sometimes) slowly spread by word of mouth but no one seemed to have an errata or know what was actually incorrect. With the permission of the publisher, I am pleased to present the errata for Land.

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New compositions added to the Marimba+Electronics Database

Four new works have been added to the database, including their detailed entries: An Honourable Silence Andrián Pertout, Sonatina Garry Eister, Spherical Music Eve Beglarian, and Unreal Motorway Attila Szilvási. This is the first update to the database since its launch. I forgot how time consuming evaluating the materials can be [...and how much time it takes to code the entries into the site]! Read the post for more...

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What happened at the 56th GRAMMY Awards?

There was, rather still is, much heated debate following the 56th GRAMMY Awards. Everyone seems to have an opinion and is more than willing [read delighted] to share their thoughts publicly and either party with like-minded people or roast on a spit anyone who even slightly has a different point of view. So, here are my thoughts on the Awards and my hopes that you'll maybe check out some things that you didn't see on television.

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