Author Archives: philiplasser

A wonderful experience. My song “Parisian Evening” was included in two concerts given by Steven Blier and Michael Barrett of NYFOS both at Caramoor and at Merkin Hall in New York. Beautifully sung by Eugene Chan. Click here for the … Continue reading →

My song Parisian Evening will be performed on March 11th at Caramoor and March 13th at Merkin Hall as part of the New York Festival of Song concerts in the series on Aaron Copland and American Composers in Paris. My … Continue reading →

On November 16th, 2011, Susanna Phillips and Margo Garrett performed my song cycle “In Colors of Feelings” at the home of a dear friend and supporter, Cynthia Lilley. The event was a huge success with generous supporters helping out in … Continue reading →

It is sad to realize that still in 2011, 93 years after his death, Debussy is still only dimly recognized for the truly radical ideas he put forth in music. At the fall of Tonality (ca. 1890′s) two paths opened … Continue reading →

In 2012, Delos /Naxos will record and release a CD of my vocal works including my French cycle “Les Visages de l’Amour” sung by Elizabeth Futral and my recent American song cycle “In Colors of Feelings” sung by Susanna Phillips. … Continue reading →

After a stunning recital season where pianist Simone Dinnerstein performed my “12 Variations on a Chorale by J.S. Bach,” well over 100 times, my American publisher Rassel Editions announced that they sold out of the printed score and had to … Continue reading →

We can easily see how prevalent music is in all our lives, from Ipods to ring-tones to radio to concerts. Still, one aspect of music has been removed from the equation little by little to the detriment of our society. … Continue reading →

Music is a fabric, a texture, not a structure as in a building. So many make the mistake of comparing the “form” of a piece to a structure like a building. But music unfolds in time, like a steam following … Continue reading →

I begin with a thought about music: Music for me is an utterance. More than organized sound, more than meaning, music speaks in a meta-language above and beyond the notes, beyond the rhythm and beyond the structures. It speaks without … Continue reading →