AHIMSA | TRANSFIGURATION
The following article is from the Trinity Church Wall Street program description by writer James Melchiorre. Mahatma Gandhi. The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. John Lennon. And a teenager emigrating...
View ArticleA brief defense of music theory
As occasionally happens, yesterday in a conversation with a performing musician, I was told that she feared that learning music theory might stifle her musical creativity. I suppose I shouldn’t be...
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For your consideration – THE BRIDGE
BEST ORCHESTRAL PERFORMANCE “GRILL: THE BRIDGE” Marek Štilec (Komorni Filharmonie Pardubice) THE BRIDGE, a symphonic fantasy for viola & orchestra, inspired by the 15 poems in the...
View ArticleProgram Notes for THE BRIDGE
THE POEMS To Brooklyn Bridge: the music begins looking down into the swirling dark waters beneath the bridge – then up through the cables of the bridge, like a giant harp, playing against the sunlit...
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Die Erste Elegie – Press Release
Announcing the release of my latest album, DIE ERSTE ELEGIE, featuring soprano Lisa Rombach and conductor Marek Štilec leading the Czech Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra Pardubice. The album begins with...
View ArticleThe Bridge – a review
Thrilled to share this review of THE BRIDGE by Take Effect magazine. Take Effect – Review of THE BRIDGE The post The Bridge – a review appeared first on Stanley Grill Classical Music Composer.
View ArticleSighs and Cries
Happily sharing a link to an interview with Interlude’s Maureen Buja. A conversation about my latest album, DIE ERSTE ELEGIE, and other recent musical activities. Sighs and Cries – An Interview with...
View ArticleTHE BRIDGE
Sharing a link to a review of THE BRIDGE in Grego Applegate Edwards’s Classical-Modern Music Review. Gapplegate Music Review – THE BRIDGE The post THE BRIDGE appeared first on Stanley Grill...
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My next album
Working on my next album, with a plan to release it over the next few months. Recorded in November, the editing is done and I’m now designing the album artwork. It is a mostly somber album – but then,...
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Global Music Awards
I was thrilled to receive a Global Music Award Silver Medal for composition for DECLARATION OF PEACE. This expression of hope that, contrary to all evidence, humanity may eventually come to its...
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For your consideration – DIE ERSTE ELEGIE
For your consideration, DIE ERSTE ELEGIE, a five movement “concerto” for soprano and chamber orchestra setting the first of Rainer Maria Rilke’s famous Duino Elegies. BEST CLASSICAL COMPOSITION DIE...
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For your consideration – WHEN THE WAR ENDS WE WILL DANCE AGAIN
For your consideration, WHEN THE WAR ENDS WE WILL DANCE AGAIN is a symphony for string orchestra in four movements. An addition to my MUSIC FOR UKRAINE series, this string symphony was inspired by hope...
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New album release – AGAINST WAR
Announcing the release of my latest album, AGAINST WAR, featuring soprano Lisa Rombach and conductor Marek Štilec leading the Czech Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra Pardubice. The album features music...
View ArticleDIE ERSTE ELEGIE – a review
Thrilled to share this TAKE EFFECT review of my album Die Erste Elegie. Take Effect Reviews The post DIE ERSTE ELEGIE – a review appeared first on Stanley Grill Classical Music Composer.
View ArticleAGAINST WAR receives Global Music Awards Silver Medals
Thrilled to learn that my album AGAINST WAR is the recipient of a Global Music Awards Silver Medals in both the contemporary classical and album categories. It has been my great fortune to have such...
View ArticleAGAINST WAR receives Clouzine Music Magazine’s Best Classical Album award
It is a great honor to receive recognition from Clouzine Music Magazine for my latest album AGAINST WAR. The post AGAINST WAR receives Clouzine Music Magazine’s Best Classical Album award appeared...
View ArticlePerfection in music
I know that I have a personal bias towards the classical music tradition but whether it a result of that bias or an honest observation, it has always seemed to me that a degree of musical perfection...
View ArticleIs modern music misunderstood?
“Is modern music misunderstood” is the title of a YouTube video that was recently posted in which its creator spoke about her reactions to music heard at a recent festival of contemporary classical...
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