It’s a frigid afternoon in February 2018 and I’m sitting alone at Cafe Mocha, a cozy little restaurant in the East Village. I’m there to meet Rohan, founder and choreographer of the Rovaco Dance Company. The company had recently been commissioned by the LaGuardia Performing Arts Center to create an hour long dance work for … Read More
A show that I produced and did some writing for is going to open in just a few hours. It’s a music-theater work made up of ten songs, written by ten composers, all of whom are immigrants or children of immigrants. It’s called SWELL. And it happens to be running the same weekend ICE is … Read More
Joseph N. Rubinstein, Composer Joseph N. Rubinstein was born in Cleveland, OH, and spent his childhood there and in Newport News, VA. He currently lives in New York City. Joseph’s music is often concerned with dramatic narrative. He is particularly interested in creating strong musical characterizations and striking musical images. His music has been presented … Read More
When I was a little kid growing up in Ohio, I loved trains. I especially loved freight trains, with their multi-colored cars adorned with different logos. I remember learning, at some point, about trains in Europe. To my dismay, they looked completely different. In function, they were like the trains I knew, but they were … Read More
As a composer, I’ll always be focused on collaborating with performers, but I also care about broader forms of collaboration – whether interdisciplinary, between multiple composers, or in the form of honoring inspirations and voices from past generations. One reason I love centering collaboration is that this mindset can challenge some unspoken assumptions of western … Read More
Jinhee Han, Composer Award-winning musician, Jinhee Han, started playing the piano at age 4 and composing in her late teens. Han’s promising musical gift earned her fulltime scholarships for both her bachelor and masters degrees in music composition and graduated with Cum Laude at HanYang University in Seoul, Korea. After, She earned Professional Study Diploma … Read More
