February 11, 201214 yr Let's have some fun. You have been given an endowed professorship at Young Composer University. What would you name your professorship? Meaning, you will name the title of your endowment and a brief description of the person you named them after (the person needs to have been AT LEAST a part of the 20th Century, no Ludwig von Beethoven Distinguished Professors! :w00t: ) I'll do two different fields: :santa: Chad E. Hughes, James Aikman Distinguished Professor of Composition (my former comp teacher) Chad E. Hughes, Benjamin L Pruitt Distinguished Professor of Conducting (my former band director)
February 11, 201214 yr Do you mean like - what you'd be capable of actually teaching, plus the name of someone (20th century) who inspired you or helped your career?
February 12, 201214 yr OK, this would be like... Robert F. Beers, Gustav Mahler Distinguished Professor of Basic Orchestration (Mahler is, alongside Tchaikovsky, the composer that inspires me the most - but, unlike Tchaikovsky, did made the cut into the 20th century). or perhaps: Robert F. Beers, Irwin Hoffman Distinguished Professor of Conducting (Irwin Hoffman, former head of Costa Rica's National Symphony Orchestra, has been so far the only conductor to perform one of my works)
February 13, 201214 yr This is an interesting game. If I'm being serious I think I'd probably have to be the Mark Bowden Professor Emeritus of Chamber Music. If silly, the 2008 Egri Merlot Professor Emirates Airline of Finishing Pieces the Night Before Deadline Day.
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