Jay C. Batzner is currently an Assistant Professor at the University of Central Florida where he teaches theory, composition, and technology courses as well as coordinates the composition program. He holds degrees in composition and/or theory from the University of Missouri – Kansas City, the University of Louisville, and the University of Kansas.
Jay's music is primarily focused around instrumental chamber works as well as electroacoustic composition. His music has been recorded on the Capstone, Vox Novus, and Beauport Classical labels and is published by Unsafe Bull Music.
Jay is a sci-fi geek, an amateur banjoist, a home brewer, and juggler.
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1/19/2006
Done?
I just (and I mean 45 seconds ago) finished my dissertation. The notes are done, the orchestration is done, all that is left is some marking and revision work. And some page layout. Always page layout work to be done.
Since there is still a whole lot of work ahead of me, it doesn't quite register that I am done with the piece. But, from a structural/compositional point of view, Illuminations is all set.
Feels pretty good.
I do ascribe to the da Vinci quote "No work of art is ever completed, it is merely abandoned." It feels quite good to be a significant step closer towards abandoning this piece.
I was concerned about the ending. The last third of the piece is a little troubling. But I like it. I think that the ending of this piece is now the only ending it could have possibly had. It feels so right to me that I'm almost giddy.
So, should I drink my special 14 year old single malt scotch now? It is a little early in the morning and I do have some parenting to do...maybe it is best to wait until this evening.
posted by Jay C. Batzner
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