by Modern Songbook Records | Nov 16, 2012 | Charlie's Blog, Events, Home Page, News
I went to a Capital City Symphony rehearsal last night. They are going to premier a piece of mine on Sunday called Velocipede. The atmosphere in an orchestral rehearsal is a wonderful thing. there is a real seriousness of purpose. Everyone there does this purely... by Modern Songbook Records | Oct 9, 2012 | Charlie's Blog, Events, Home Page, News
In July I was asked by the Strathmore Music Center to be one of their mentors for their AIR (artists in residence) program. All together there are six young emerging artists. I was assigned two: Deborah Bond and Owen Danoff. When Strathmore first called I had to... by Modern Songbook Records | Sep 25, 2012 | Charlie's Blog, Events, Gallery, News
I could not live in a small town. I know thqt because I grew up in a few of them. The smallest was 800 people living on the banks of the Susquehanna River in Pennsylvania. But I love it when I am thrown, for an evening, into the center of a small town. We played a...
by Modern Songbook Records | Jul 31, 2012 | Charlie's Blog, Events, Home Page, News
GSSCC’s 2012 Awards & Installation Dinner Was A Huge Success! GSSCC sincerely thanks the sponsors and members who supported the 2012 Awards & Installation Dinner this past Wednesday, one of the Chambers most important fundraising events of the year. The... by Modern Songbook Records | Jul 21, 2012 | Charlie's Blog, Events, Home Page, News
I just finished up two days of mixing with engineer Ken Schubert. We were two guys sitting at a console staring at a screen of ProTools information with two very good speakers on either side – and not talking much for 8 hours a day. That is some guys’... by Modern Songbook Records | Jul 6, 2012 | Charlie's Blog, Events, News
My relationship with Hollywood is somewhat fraught. I lived there off and on for nine years. I had little bits of success. Enough to keep me coming back, but not enough to make me pull up stakes in my beloved Washington DC and fully commit to LA. I had a great...