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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5/25/2007
Updates and updates
Yes, sure, there is an Unsafe Bull Podcast. Watch for a Holiday Edition of the brand-spanking-new The Collected Podcast on Monday.
Otherwise, life in the Batz lane is moving quickly. The pLAy Ensemble is giving the premiere of my new piece this weekend, actually I think it might be today. Cool. So any of you that are worried that I'm getting too many performances on the East Coast and not enough on the West Coast can rest easy. There is enough of me to go around.
I have two main projects ahead of me this summer (compositionally-wise-speaking). One is a piece for voice and tape, the other for harp and tape/electronics. I've been wanting to write for harp and electronics for a long time and now I think I'm getting my chance. I love harp. I played it for a semester to learn more about it and I wish I still played it. I love writing for it but I always end up in places that have a paucity of harpists. I have found an opportunity for a harp/electronics piece and I'm jumping on it like a rabid weasel.
Sorry, I've been reading The Stand and I read about the rabid weasels the other night.
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