Unique and Beautiful Music
I have a great admiration for Bulgarian women's choirs. Granted, their sound is a somewhat acquired taste: They sing with a different,...
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Douglas Shambo II
Douglas Shambo II
Composer
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- Jun 30, 2020
- 3 min
Serious Composition and COVID-19
These days, we’re all (hopefully) “social distancing,” disinfecting, wearing masks, avoiding large gatherings outside the home, and...
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- Oct 31, 2014
- 1 min
Recording of Aaron Jay Kernis' "The Blue Animals"
My wife found this on YouTube the other day. It's a recording I did in 1994 of Aaron Kernis' "The Blue Animals" for the Minnesota AIDS...
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- Sep 30, 2014
- 4 min
A Tribute to My Mentor
Almost everyone who has achieved anything in his or her life has had someone behind them who was instrumental in their development. For...
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- May 31, 2014
- 1 min
An Obsession with the Mass
Like every composer, I write works for hire. I take a professional approach to these works, keeping my patron in mind, even as I look for...
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- Sep 30, 2013
- 2 min
The Ninety-degree Turn Toward the Radical
It's a coincidence that, just as I launch my composer web site, my composition style seems to have taken a sharp turn toward something...
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- Sep 30, 2013
- 4 min
A New Direction - From Old Music?
For the last seven years or so I have been performing with the Twin Cities-based ensemble Consortium Carissimi, a group specializing in...
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