"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.
Last post was called Pruning the List, but I feel like I’m pruning a butterfly bush: new blossoms are coming hard and fast.
Some great suggestions have brought the list up to 148 -- far beyond what I initially asked for, but part of the interest in this kind of joint project is the fact that you can’t predict the outcome.
The new suggestions bring the total of pieces I’ve heard up to 49, so I’m still at 1/3. Which only confirms the point I've made before that this is not my list, it’s ours.
If you haven’t checked in awhile, take a look at some of the recent comments on the list below: I think you will find some of great interest.
Meanwhile, we have a student composers concert here tonight, so I’m a busy, busy boy. They (the students) are nervous, but if they only knew how terrified I am for them...
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