Kurt Stallmann Past Projects

I was saddened this past April when I heard that Max Mathews died. As the SEAMUS Newsletter editor from 2005-2008, I had an opportunity to interview him shortly after his 80th birthday celebration at CCRMA. He was deeply involved with perfecting an instrument conceived by Henry Cowell called the Rhythmicon and had just presented a realtime performance of Cowell’s work, Rhythmicana, for Rhythmicon and Orchestra. It was really impressive hearing him talk about all of the things he still wanted to accomplish in his early 80’s. If I ever reach that age, I hope to be as engaged with life as he was. Below is a link to the Mathews interview. I also included a couple of other interviews that may be of interest (one with Miller Puckette, and the other with Joel Chadabe).

In the April 2006 issue of the SEAMUS Newsletter, I interviewed Tom Welsh about this book long before its publication. At that time, Tom was constructing a detailed timeline to include in the book.

The San Francisco Tape Music Center,

1960’s Counterculture and the Avant Garde.

I met Tom in Houston while he was managing a Stefano Scodanibbio tour. In 2009, I finally had a chance to review as a followup in the SEAMUS Newsletter and found it a truly fun read...highly recommended...

Click here to read my review.

For two years (2008-2009), I served as Composer In Residence at Sharpstown High School for the Houston Symphony Education and Outreach Program. This was part of a national music education program sponsored by the Fidelity FutureStage program. This short clip gives an overview of what my aims were in the composition program. The clip was produced by Fidelity FutureStage and directed/produced by Thomas Yaroschuk. A feature article about this residency also appeared in the Houston Chronicle.

...a few things from the recent past...