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Downtown Mt. Pleasant – Revitalization

Posted on August 24, 2016November 20, 2020 by Jay Batzner

In August 2016, artists took to some of the empty storefronts in Mt. Pleasant, MI. My artist partner in crime, Heather Trommer-Beardslee, is always looking for ways to put music and dance into unexpected places. She asked me for a handful of pieces to choreograph and took a handful of dancers to go play in…

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as if to each other

Posted on July 9, 2015July 9, 2015 by Jay Batzner

It is here! My 25-minute long piece for piano and electronics as if to each other… which I composed for the RPM Challenge in February 2011 has been recorded by none other than R. Andrew Lee and is now available from Irritable Hedgehog! I’m absolutely thrilled with the quality of Andrew’s performance and Irritable Hedgehog’s usual…

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Soon.

Posted on July 3, 2015 by Jay Batzner

I’m so proud to announce that my 2011 work as if to each other… for piano and electronics has been recorded by R. Andrew Lee and will soon be released on Irritable Hedgehog! Here is the cover art:   The official release date is in a few weeks. Rest assured, I’ll keep you updated!

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Patch(ed) In

Posted on March 26, 2015April 1, 2015 by Jay Batzner

I should have posted this here sooner but about 6 months ago I was interviewed on the podcast Patch In. It was a fun honor and a good time. The video of it is up on YouTube for your viewing enjoyment. I’ve posted it here, too!

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Faculty Excellence Exhibition!

Posted on March 25, 2015March 26, 2015 by Jay Batzner

This semester I was nominated to display my creative work at the CMU Faculty Excellence Exhibition.  I’m honored to be nominated for something like that, obviously, and have about a half-dozen of my scores laid out on a table amidst a sea of poster presentations. I’ll post pictures soon. I focused on my recent electroacoustic…

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I Can Haz Tenure

Posted on February 24, 2015 by Jay Batzner

Got the official letter today. Tenure and promotion! Hooray!

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Y’know what I miss?

Posted on February 21, 2015April 1, 2015 by Jay Batzner

Blogging. I used to do a bunch of it but I’ve gotten too busy to maintain my Sequenza21 blog. Then it occurred to me: this site is built on a freakin’ blogging platform. So expect some occasional blog-type blog posts in the future. Mostly about music stuff, I reckon, but I might talk about comic…

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Has it really been that long?

Posted on March 31, 2014April 2, 2014 by Jay Batzner

Yikes. I can’t believe I haven’t had a news update in so long. I guess through all my Twitter stuff (and occasional FB use) I just forget to put official whatsits here on the ol’ home page. So what has been up? Well… Wrote a few new pieces All the Morning Silences for soprano sax,…

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New recording!

Posted on October 21, 2013 by Jay Batzner

Thanks to Kevin Keith for sharing his recording of Knott’s for speaking percussionist with me. It is up on Soundcloud and also embedded in the details on the piece.

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Updates! And travel stuff!

Posted on July 29, 2013 by Jay Batzner

My flute and electronics piece All My Dreams are Silent received its first performance (in concert flute version) at the Ball State New Music Festival earlier this year. I got the recording recently and have put it up for you all to hear. Check it out right here. The summer is rapidly falling down around…

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