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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. Previous Posts 5th Festival of Contemporary Music - initial repor... Programming Back, but not quite Answer to the question Concert on Thursday It's Gone You need more Podcast day Follow up Defining Moments January 2006 February 2006 March 2006 April 2006 May 2006 June 2006 July 2006 August 2006 September 2006 October 2006 November 2006 December 2006 January 2007 February 2007 March 2007 April 2007 May 2007 June 2007 July 2007 August 2007 September 2007 October 2007 November 2007 December 2007 January 2008 February 2008 March 2008 April 2008 May 2008 June 2008 July 2008 August 2008 September 2008 October 2008 November 2008 December 2008 January 2009 February 2009 March 2009 April 2009 CONTACT INFORMATION Back to Sequenza21.com

8/20/2007 5th Festival of Contemporary Music - final report The concert Saturday night went well. There was a great variety of pieces, both acoustic and electroacoustic, and everything was well performed and programmed. People seemed to like my piece, but in person everyone seems to like it. I suppose it is better than having people spit in my face. Better they do that when I'm not around... The concert was at a Community Music Center and the hall was a nice intimate venue. So much of the listening that I do these days is online or on CD and it is refreshing to be in a relatively small space with good performers. The organizers of the festival, Brian Bice, John Bilotta, and C. Michael Reese put together a good show. It is a small festival, two concerts on non-consecutive nights in two different venues. The real strength, I think, is that these concerts happen outside of academic places and in "real" communities. My non-festival highlight of San Francisco was Amoeba Music. I bought a bunch of great CDs from their used and clearance bin and I look forward to scheduling time to eventually be able to listen to them. How can you go wrong with $4 Druckman CDs and Harbison for $2? They even had Trevor Wishart and Jarvinen discs in the clearance/used bin. All told, I bought 8 CDs and spent just pennies over $40. That was almost worth the trip right there... It was also great to finally meet/greet Adam Fong, Philip Schuessler, and Phil's friend/composer/bass clarinetist Jon Russell (whose name I forgot in my previous post). Sidebar: lots of Johns at this shindig per capita. Allemeier, Bilotta, Russell. Just a bit over 20% of the composers. Discuss. posted by Jay C. Batzner