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.
Well, I took a little hiatus (finally) which represents the first (and only) time in 2007 that I left Florida for non-professional reasons. It is...kind of good...to be back. Anyhow, while I was away I did manage to squeeze out a few podcasts.
My in-laws live in Chicago and I am seriously torn about getting up to the Lyric to hear Dr. Atomic. It would be a quick turnaround (up Friday, opera Saturday, back Sunday). Those of you who saw it: is it worth the trek? Should I wait for the Orlando Opera to do it? (assuming I live that long)
Since it relates to my latest Unsafe Podcast, here is the best record you will ever watch...
