Tortoiseshell Music Home of composer Nathan Curtis

...well, maybe not so much with this news. But then, my news is hardly as exciting as Nixon landing in China (and be thankful I didn't type out the title with all the repetitions James Maddalena sings). But I have good news and bad news and more good news!

First, the bad news: my second recital did not get recorded. It was completely my fault. I spent 20 minutes before the recital setting up the mics and checking sound levels on my digital recording studio, and when it came time for the recital to begin, I forgot to actually press "record." Seconds after playing the final chord of the last piece on the program, this oversight dawned on me, and a quick look at the studio confirmed this. It's tough for me to juggle the roles of composer, performer, sound engineer, and many others all at once, but that's the path I've chosen for now. C'est la vie.

But there is also good news! I have finished editing the recordings from the first recital, and Anarchist Nut: Live at the Lily Pad is now available at the store. You can purchase individual works, or the complete recital, with or without my spoken introductions and segues. Please allow me to tempt you with the following tracks:

Four Little Preludes, no. 3 (Nathan Curtis, piano)
"Panic" from Song and Dance: Panic and Repose (Nathan Curtis, piano)
"Skinny Domicile (Emily Dickinson)" from the Holy Tango Songbook (text by Francis Heaney; Lorinne Lampert, mezzo-soprano; Stephen Williams, piano)

Well, what are you waiting for? Go and make me rich!

Oh, wait! Come back! I had one more bit news to share. This weekend, as part of their festival celebrating T.J. Anderson's 80th birthday, Tufts University is presenting a memorial concert for composer Jennifer Fitzgerald, who died of breast cancer last December. I will be performing Lyric Homage, a new composition based on fragments from Jennifer's Lyric II. For more information, see the event listing here.