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"There are no two points so distant from one another that they cannot be connected by a single straight line -- and an infinite number of curves."

Composer Lawrence Dillon has produced an extensive body of work, from brief solo pieces to a full-length opera. Partially deaf from birth, Dillon grew up in a bustling household with seven older siblings. He began composing as soon as he started piano lessons at the age of seven. In 1985, he became the youngest composer to earn a doctorate at The Juilliard School, and was shortly thereafter appointed to the Juilliard faculty. Dillon is now Composer in Residence at the North Carolina School of the Arts, where he has served as Music Director of the Contemporary Ensemble, Assistant Dean of Performance and Dean of the School of Music.

Dillon's music, in the words of American Record Guide, is "lovely...austere...vivid and impressive." His works are recorded by Albany Records, Channel Crossings and CRS, and published by American Composers Editions. He is represented by Jeffrey James Arts Consulting.


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Sunday, January 23, 2005
phony issues

Following a flurry of recent blogging on the topic of cell phones in concert halls (here, here and here) I thought I’d share a technique I used last year at the opening concert of Watson Chamber Music Hall. I came out on stage to make some introductory remarks. I then pulled my cell phone out of my pocket and said: “I just want everyone to know that I have one, too. And I’m turning mine off!”

General laughter, no offense, and everyone who had forgotten to do so quickly pulled their cellular umbilicals out and disconnected.