Jay C. Batzner (b. 1974) is currently an Assistant Professor at the University of Central Florida where he teaches music composition and technology courses as well as coordinates the composition program. In his first year, Jay received two prestigious grants: one to create collaborative works with visual artist Carla Poindexter and the second to initiate electroacoustic music concerts in Orlando. Prior to this position, Jay was an active adjunct professor at several colleges in the Kansas City area while he completed his D.M.A. in Composition at the University of Missouri – Kansas City Conservatory. While at UMKC, Jay received honors including a Distinguished Dissertation Fellowship and a Dean's Doctoral Scholar Fellowship.
Jay's music ranges from instrumental chamber works to electroacoustic compositions. He has participated in numerous national and international festivals including the Wellesley Composers Conference and the International Young Composers' Meeting in the Netherlands. His music is published by Unsafe Bull Music and has been recorded on the Capstone and Vox Novus labels. Jay is a frequent contributor to the new music website Sequenza21.com and a founding member of the composers organization The Collected.
Jay is a sci-fi geek, an amateur banjoist, a home brewer, and juggler.
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12/14/2006
Throbbing
Well, usually at this time of year (post finals) I would be sitting on the couch watching some horrible television or, otherwise, sitting in front of my computer killing zombies. Instead, I've been working a LOT in the office.
Two grant opportunities are due this week, I hope they hit. That would be cool. More on those later. The big reason for the post is that I've finished the score to my marimba duo: Throb. This is the first time I've actually written out an improvisation and my second piece to include improv (the first has yet to be notated).
Wanna see it? Here is it:Throb.pdf
Throb is a fun word. I feel a little cheeky writing a piece called Throb, but just a little.
Anyhow, I get a real rush from making my scores and sending them out. Am I alone in this?
posted by Jay C. Batzner
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