lunes, 22 de diciembre de 2014

RIP Sitor Situmorang, and my deepest apologies

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If I have to regret one thing this year, perhaps it is the death of the great poet Sitor Situmorang , and what I have (not) done. You see, I...
jueves, 18 de diciembre de 2014

Fun (and not so fun) Facts on CLARA

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Thank God the premiere of CLARA went very well. All my artistic worries proved to be unnecessary, since I got great support from Chendra Pa...
lunes, 24 de noviembre de 2014

An Essay on Love (and the lack of it)

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LOVE is the underlying theme for most of the works in my new CD, En Essay On Love . It is always my favorite theme, since it is the most pow...
sábado, 25 de octubre de 2014

God Only Knows What I'd Be Without You

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Do you believe in coincidence or destiny? That question aroused when I was writing that section in my opera CLARA , exactly when Clara is dr...
sábado, 18 de octubre de 2014

Composers' block, 2nd part (an introspection)

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If you have so much pain in your heart and soul and you want to heal it, you normally go to a psychologist, psychiatrist or even hypnotherap...
lunes, 6 de octubre de 2014

Pain is Inevitable, Suffering is Optional

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There have been quite a few pros and contras about the "teaser" or "preview" on my next opera, CLARA when we performed ...
martes, 16 de septiembre de 2014

Composers' block ?

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I usually write music like an idiot. I just don't think, I just write. As if one is in love: the brain stops working, and one just follo...
domingo, 7 de septiembre de 2014

A mathematical mistake in Romeo & Juliet?

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Well well, only after the 100th time reading Shakespeare's Romeo & Juliet I start to do my mathematics. Here we go : ...............