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2022 in Review: a Fallow Season and a Numinous Realm

2022 in Review: a Fallow Season and a Numinous Realm

by Greg M | Dec 27, 2022 | News, The Creative Life, Working That Studio

After a two-year frenzy of composition and recording activity, the dominant theme of 2022 was resting and recharging. As mentioned in my blog Tibetan Return: Melencholia and Comfort Music, I somehow or other got burned out, and needed a break. It ended up lasting six...
2021 in Review: “Just Write it Down.”

2021 in Review: “Just Write it Down.”

by Greg M | Jan 26, 2022 | Adventures in Living, News, The Creative Life, Working That Studio

Finalizing the 12-String part for Vision Opening just before recording, Jan. 15/22. Photo by Daci. 2021 continued the strong momentum in composition from 2020, but with much more time for recording. That’s because Carving in Shadows, the vision-quest album in...
Sandcat Lullaby, and Composition Updates

Sandcat Lullaby, and Composition Updates

by Greg M | Feb 12, 2021 | The Creative Life, Working That Studio

Sandcat Lullaby A few years ago, my wife Daci and I heard a nice piece performed by the Chicago Symphony: In the South (Alassio), a concert overture by Sir Edward Elgar. Writing on vacation in Italy, Elgar made use of a Neapolitan folk song in a delightful episode led...
The Present-Day Composer Perseveres – 2020 in Review

The Present-Day Composer Perseveres – 2020 in Review

by Greg M | Dec 30, 2020 | Adventures in Living, News, Releases, The Creative Life, Working That Studio

The COVID-19 pandemic alone was enough to make 2020 a hellish year for so many of us. So many thousands of loved ones have been lost. Our cultures have lost so many musical heroes (whether to the virus or otherwise): Neil Peart, Lyle Mays, Joseph Shabalala, Eddie van...
The Present-Day Composer Embraces “Brand Confusion”

The Present-Day Composer Embraces “Brand Confusion”

by Greg M | May 19, 2020 | The Creative Life

(Score excerpt from O Remember Me (Like Unto the Sun), (c) 2020 by Greg Moorcroft. All rights reserved.) Brand confusion, aka “Bad Career Moves” can be the bane of an artist who wants to cover a lot of ground… too bad. Here we go: I’ve long...
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