Michael Compitello

Stay tuned for more long-form pieces, but in the meantime, investigate the following assortment of program notes, articles, and more scholarly work. 

• A series of blog posts for New Music Box about performer/composer collaborations at Avaloch Farm Music Institute's New Music Initiative, centering on dynamic relationships at an innovative chamber music residency.
  • Part I: "Lessons in Dynamic Collaboration"
  • Part II: The Composer/Performer Mind Meld
  • Part III: "Into the Workshop"
  • Part IV: "Where Trust Meets Productivity"
• Notes on Helmut Lachenmann's Interieur I
• A series of blog posts for the Yale School of Music about preparing and performing David Lang's the so-called laws of nature with the Yale Percussion Group
  • Part I
  • Part II
  • Part III
• Some thoughts on James Wood's Village Burial with Fire
• Notes on Kagel's Rrrrrrr…