Say It IS So: Reflections on Guerilla Opera’s 2024 resurrection of my “light tragedy”
At the time of last year’s performance, I had recently turned 50 and had become a very different composer, one who wouldn’t make many of the same choices that the 35-year-old Curtis who composed “Joe” made. But, I have to say that I….. REALLY LIKED IT.
2024 live music experiences
…it seems like a good time for me to revisit my musical adventures as a listener in 2024, focusing mostly on live concerts I attended this past year. I’m a composer first and foremost, but being an avid listener is absolutely at the core of my professional and personal life. So here are some notable moments and lists of my listening experiences of the past year (mostly but not all in Boston-area):
MOST MIND-WARPING LISTENING EXPERIENCE of 2024: