Comments for Charles B. Griffin

Comment on Quintet of the Americas performs Three Miniatures in Princeton, NJ May 15 by Serena Jones

Serena Jones — Thu, 12 May 2011 14:22:46 +0000

Congratulations!!!

Comment on Job Season (Shoot Me NOW!), CV and Teaching Philosophy by Tom Frazee

Tom Frazee — Sat, 23 Apr 2011 05:34:48 +0000

Nice post. Saw this as I was collecting some Warner Brothers images for a show production. I was Full Time Faculty at Berklee College of Music for 10 years, so I have some insight on both the process and the in’s and out’s of college admin (or lack there of)

But really, we are about two clicks shy of launching a very cool school here in Boise, Idaho. It required four years of brain trust to bring all the elements together, but we are being solicited by a huge foundation involved in arts education, and we’ll have a trigger pull by mid may. Check it at http://www.centerforcontemporarymusicstudies.com Side note: With two degrees in Jazz Comp and Arranging and massive creds in development of curriculum at Berklee and UNLV, I was asked to develop a Contemporary Music and Technology Department for a small University in this area that has a good but antiquated music department. Long story short, after a lot of developmet time involved (I did it off contract so I would own the rights) I was three weeks from adjunct my first class (spent the summer on a soft open in seminar form) scheduled, on the books, students signed up, they curb kicked me because I wasn’t evangelical christian enough for their faculty!!! They wanted me to sign a paper saying I was born fallen until I accepted Jesus as my savior. What the f***! so glad I developed off contract. So chin up and take a look at the website. If we get the go, we’ll be in R&D for about a year as they brick and mortar the place as an add on to their expansion plans. We have a bunch of different types of positions in the adjunct or Master Class / Visiting artist programs. Lets chat. tom

Comment on From the Faraway Nearby (Piano Four-Hands) by Radiohead

Radiohead — Sun, 28 Nov 2010 07:46:49 +0000

The Lawrence Tree reminds me to Thom Yorke's fine art in his band's song that was released for free. The titled of the song is these are my twisted words. At the first time I was interested to watch the fine art while listening to the song, well actually there was more instumental. What a good combination, although lack of electronic piano sound.

Comment on Back to America by Jeff James

Jeff James — Fri, 24 Sep 2010 21:00:32 +0000

Good post. I’ve experienced the customer is always wrong thing in Russia and Ukraine many times. Welcome back.

Comment on Back to Processing by Charles

Charles — Mon, 17 May 2010 18:49:01 +0000

Thanks! Do you also use the program?

Comment on Back to Processing by Mireille Gleizes

Mireille Gleizes — Mon, 17 May 2010 18:47:20 +0000

Very nice processing !

Comment on “100 Grams of Culture” by John

John — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 13:24:42 +0000

Pretty cool, Charlie! It’s neat seeing you amble through Latvian streets. And, heck. Your Latvian is a whole lot better than mine!

Comment on Hashkivenu (SATTBB, a cappella) by Charles

Charles — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 22:21:32 +0000

There’s a few places online. Here’s one of them: http://www.musicdispatch.com/product/viewproduct.do?itemid=191604&lid=37&menuid=6232&subsiteid=110&

Comment on Hashkivenu (SATTBB, a cappella) by Paul Boughen

Paul Boughen — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 21:18:13 +0000

I am a member of a vocal sextet – SATTBB – and am interested in the setting of Hashkivenu. Is it available?

Thank you

Comment on Peter Gabriel’s remake of Paul Simon’s “Boy in the Bubble” by Jackie Bade

Jackie Bade — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 09:34:24 +0000

I was born a Simon & Garfunkle fan. Until I was about 7, my parents had 4 albums: Petula Clark, Herb Albert and the Tijuana Brass, and 2 Simon & Garfunkle albums – Wednesday morning 4AM(?) and the one with Bridge Over Troubled Water (was it Bookends?). Michael Golder and I went to the big Central Park reunion concert (when was that?). in any case, I understand how that music brings up intense nostalgia – even the sound of the voice singing something new takes you back.

Peter Gabriel singing those words is an interesting twist! I love him! Peter Gabriel concerts are so terrifically theatrical. But in this case, he takes a song that Paul Simon made buoyant and he turns it into a lament. Do I like it? Yes and no – i have to let it grow on me.

PS. i heard PG covered a Bowie song and Bowie refuses to cover any of his…