CATEGORIES for all posts
- Arts-a-Poppin' (303)
- Beginnings (99)
- Chamber Works (45)
- Cinema Scope (345)
- LGBTQ Alphabet Soup (123)
- Literary Lyricism (97)
- Live! On Stage (99)
- Melodies Linger On (157)
- Musicabilia (43)
- Notes in the News (387)
- Poe Musicabres (215)
- The Speakeasy Chronicles (80)
- The Teaching Artist (43)
- Two-fisted Touristing (243)
Archives
- September 2026 (3)
- August 2026 (5)
- July 2026 (4)
- June 2026 (6)
- May 2026 (5)
- April 2026 (5)
- March 2026 (6)
- February 2026 (5)
- January 2026 (5)
- December 2025 (5)
- November 2025 (5)
- October 2025 (5)
- September 2025 (5)
- August 2025 (4)
- July 2025 (6)
- June 2025 (6)
- May 2025 (6)
- April 2025 (7)
- March 2025 (6)
- February 2025 (4)
- January 2025 (6)
- December 2024 (6)
- November 2024 (4)
- October 2024 (5)
- September 2024 (4)
- August 2024 (5)
- July 2024 (6)
- June 2024 (4)
- May 2024 (7)
- April 2024 (7)
- March 2024 (7)
- February 2024 (5)
- January 2024 (4)
- December 2023 (7)
- November 2023 (7)
- October 2023 (9)
- September 2023 (6)
- August 2023 (6)
- July 2023 (6)
- June 2023 (8)
- May 2023 (6)
- April 2023 (8)
- March 2023 (7)
- February 2023 (6)
- January 2023 (8)
- December 2022 (6)
- November 2022 (8)
- October 2022 (8)
- September 2022 (8)
- August 2022 (8)
- July 2022 (8)
- June 2022 (7)
- May 2022 (9)
- April 2022 (4)
- March 2022 (6)
- February 2022 (6)
- January 2022 (5)
- December 2021 (8)
- November 2021 (4)
- October 2021 (6)
- September 2021 (4)
- August 2021 (5)
- July 2021 (10)
- June 2021 (6)
- May 2021 (7)
- April 2021 (6)
- March 2021 (6)
- February 2021 (5)
- January 2021 (5)
- December 2020 (6)
- November 2020 (9)
- October 2020 (11)
- September 2020 (11)
- August 2020 (6)
- July 2020 (8)
- June 2020 (7)
- May 2020 (8)
- April 2020 (8)
- March 2020 (8)
- February 2020 (8)
- January 2020 (8)
- December 2019 (10)
- November 2019 (10)
- October 2019 (4)
- September 2019 (5)
- August 2019 (5)
- July 2019 (5)
- June 2019 (5)
- May 2019 (5)
- April 2019 (5)
- March 2019 (4)
- February 2019 (5)
- January 2019 (4)
- December 2018 (4)
- November 2018 (4)
- October 2018 (5)
- September 2018 (6)
- August 2018 (4)
- July 2018 (6)
- June 2018 (4)
- May 2018 (5)
- April 2018 (4)
- March 2018 (4)
- February 2018 (3)
- January 2018 (5)
- December 2017 (4)
- November 2017 (4)
- October 2017 (5)
- September 2017 (3)
- August 2017 (4)
- July 2017 (5)
- June 2017 (7)
- May 2017 (4)
- April 2017 (8)
- March 2017 (6)
- February 2017 (7)
- January 2017 (7)
- December 2016 (5)
- November 2016 (8)
- October 2016 (7)
- September 2016 (6)
- August 2016 (8)
- July 2016 (10)
- June 2016 (10)
- May 2016 (6)
- April 2016 (7)
- March 2016 (10)
- February 2016 (13)
- January 2016 (10)
- December 2015 (12)
- November 2015 (11)
- October 2015 (11)
- September 2015 (8)
- August 2015 (10)
- July 2015 (10)
- June 2015 (13)
- May 2015 (9)
- April 2015 (10)
- Follow Notes from a Composer on WordPress.com
Notes from a Composer
“Speakeasy” Selections
Category Archives: Notes in the News
PRIDE NYC ’24
Ed and I made our wasy from Brooklyn to the Village to watch much of the Pride festivities and parade before joining the Quakers* at their late afternoon slot in the march down Fifth Avenue. What follows are a couple … Continue reading
Posted in Arts-a-Poppin', LGBTQ Alphabet Soup, Notes in the News, Two-fisted Touristing
Tagged 5th ave, balloons, Chuck Schumer, confetti, drag queen, Dykes on Bikes, Friend of Friend, LGBTQ, marching band, Michelle Visage, NYC, Parade, photography, Pride, puppetry, Quaker, Rainbow, trophy husband, World Pride
Leave a comment
CANNES IMPRESSIONS Part 2
More Premieres and the Virtual Reality / Immersive Competition I saw 27 movies in Cannes, plus 6 of the programs/installations in the Virtual Reality / Immersive competition (more on that at the end of this post). I saw a lot … Continue reading
Posted in Arts-a-Poppin', Cinema Scope, Notes in the News
Tagged Alfred Hitchcock, Amaury Foucher, Anora, Antoine Chevrollier, Antonia Giesen, baby, Bird, Cannes, Claude Debussey, Cristóbal León, Croisette, Director's Fortnight, Emilia Perez, En Amour, Evolver, Film Festival, Francisco Visceral, Girl with the Needle, Grace Kelly, Holocaust, Human Violins, Hyperboreans, Immersive, Jack Nicholson, Jennifer Lawrence, Joaquín Cociña, La Pampa, Marcelo Caetano, Marché du Film, Meryl Streep, oão Pedro Mariano, Palais, Paul Newman, Ricardo Teodoro, Sayyid El Alami, Spheres, Un Certain Regard, Virtual Reality
1 Comment
CANNES IMPRESSIONS – Part 1
I spent 10 days in Cannes, attending the famous film festival on the Croisette. It’s my first Cannes. This will be the first in a series of blog posts of Cannes impressions, of the festival, the movies, the town. Below … Continue reading
Posted in Cinema Scope, Melodies Linger On, Notes in the News, Poe Musicabres, Two-fisted Touristing
Tagged Aquarium, beach, Cannes, Carnival of the Animals, Cinema de la Plage, Darwin Reina, Film Festival, Furiosa, Grand Lumière, Marché du Film, Microsoft, movies, Nicolas Cage, Palais, pavilion, premieres, red carpet, Saint-Saëns, selfie, The Surfer
Leave a comment
Film Festival Jury Member
I am happy to officially share that I have been made a jury member of the FFTG Awards (who showcased my film “The Pit and the Pendulum – a musicabre” last year, giving the film six nominations, and an award … Continue reading
Posted in Cinema Scope, Notes in the News, Poe Musicabres
Tagged Awards, FFTG, Film Festival, introduction, jury, musicabre, The Pit and the Pendulum, video
Leave a comment
Special 4/26 NYC Encore Screening of “The Pit and the Pendulum – a musicabre”
“The Pit and the the Pendudulum – a musicabre”, my (intake of breath) musical short film Edgar Allan Poe classic horror story adaptation officially concluded its one-and-a half year festival run late last year. However, and this is a nice … Continue reading
R.I.P. Aribert Reimann
Aribert Reimann with my mother, Catherine Gayer, at rehearsal in 1971 Two Thursdays ago my mother called me from Berlin. Normally we talk on Sundays, so I was curious what occasioned this call. “Aribert Reimann has died”, she told me, … Continue reading
Posted in Beginnings, LGBTQ Alphabet Soup, Melodies Linger On, Notes in the News
Tagged 6 Poems by Sylvia Plath, Aribert Reimann, Berlin, Catherine Ashkenasi, Catherine Gayer, coloratura, contemporary, homosexual, King Lear, Martha Mödl, Melusine, music, New York Times, Obituary, Opera, recital, Sylvia Plath, The Guardian
Leave a comment
Edward Elder Wins FFTG Award!
The FFTG Awards have been announced and “The Pit and the Pendulum – a musicabre” was nominated for six awards and won one, for my husband Edward Elder for Best Supporting Actor! The FFTG Awards announced the nominees and winners … Continue reading
Posted in Cinema Scope, Notes in the News, Poe Musicabres
Tagged Award, Awards, Background Music, Best Actor, cinematography, David Ashkenasi, Edward Elder, FFTG, Grand Jury, Jason Chua, Jimmy McCoy, musicabre, musical, nominee, Stolis Hadjicharalambous, Supporting Actor, The Pit and the Pendulum, winner
Leave a comment
P&P at ANGAELICA
Watch “The Pit and the Pendulum – a musicabre” on-line at FESTIVAL ANGAELICA It’s a Holiday Treat! Today and through the end of the year my musical Edgar Allan Poe adaptation “The Pit and the Pendulum – a musicabre” will … Continue reading
P&P at FFTG AWARDS FILM FESTIVAL
Watch and Vote for “The Pit and the Pendulum – a musicabre” on-line at the FFTG AWARDS FILM FESTIVAL thru December 12 “The Pit and the Pendulum – a musicabre“, my 30 minute musical Edgar Allan Poe adaptation, is playing … Continue reading
Posted in Cinema Scope, Notes in the News, Poe Musicabres
Tagged Audience Choice, Awards, FFTG, Film Festival, horror, interview, mirror masks, musicabre, musical, short film, The Pit and the Pendulum, vote
Leave a comment
POE MUSICABRES Screen Together 11/17 in NYC
First and Only Live Double Bill Screening of “The Tell-Tale Heart – a musicabre” & “The Pit and the Pendulum – a musicabre” 11/17, 1pm free admission as part of The North Film Festival in NYC The festival season for … Continue reading
Posted in Cinema Scope, Notes in the News, Poe Musicabres
Tagged Edgar Allan Poe, festival, film, Harlem, horror, musicabre, musicabres, musical, New York, North, NYC, Poe, The North Film Fest, The Pit and the Pendulum, The Tell-Tale Heart, TNFF
Leave a comment
BEST OF THE FEST at RAVENWOOD!
Oh Canada! The Ravenwood Film Festival has named “The Pit and the Pendulum – a musicabre” Best of the Fest (of all films, short and feature length) at the 2023 edition of their festival. That’s a particularly exciting honor as … Continue reading
Posted in Cinema Scope, Notes in the News, Poe Musicabres
Tagged Award, Best of the Fest, Canada, Edgar Allan Poe, festival, film, musicabre, Ravenwood, The Pit and the Pendulum
Leave a comment
P&P in CANADA
“The Pit and the Pendulum – a musicabre” plays Thursday Night, 9pm at the Ravenwood Film Festival in Sault Ste Marie, Ontario Click Here for Info and Tickets It’s been a busy October for my horror musical short film Edgar … Continue reading
P&P wins MUSIC AWARD at P2S
“The Pit and the Pendulum – a musicabre” wins Best Music Scoring at the Pitch To Screen Film Awards in New York “The Pit and the Pendulum – a musicabre“, my (deep breath intake) short film musical adaptation of the … Continue reading
Posted in Cinema Scope, Notes in the News, Poe Musicabres
Tagged Andreia Gibau, Awards, cinematography, Dolby Theater, Edgar Allan Poe, Editing, Edward Elder, Film Festival, horror, Jason Chua, Kristiana Roemer, music scoring, musicabre, musical, Pitch to Screen, short film, Stolis Hadjicharalambous, The Pit and the Pendulum, The Tell-Tale Heart
Leave a comment
