Quick UpdateWow! It's quite hard to believe just how quickly time has flown. Looking at the last post date, I know it has been two months since my...
Dress RehearsalWith the ensemble in the performance venue and only hours until the premiere, the focus of the dress rehearsal was maximizing the visual...
Preparing the AudiencePreparing an audience to listen to a new composition is a daunting task. I never want to be too prescriptive - or, really, prescriptive...
Preparing for a Premiere (Part 2)And here is part 2 of Imogen's writings on her preparations, this time focusing on the many techniques required to play this concerto....
First Two RehearsalsPossibly the trickiest aspect of composition is the fact that it is all in your head until the first rehearsal. Sure, you can write it...
The First MeetingIt's hard to believe, but this is the first time I'm speaking to Toby in person. (For context: we have been working on making this...