The Past Nine Years In San Diego

In My Own Recent String Trio I Attempt To Superimpose Two Quite Different Sets Of Formal Strategies, Both Of Which, Ultimately, Refer Back To Historical Precedent.

This Was Possible Only By Dint Of Extended Periods Of Frequently Quite Painful Reflection And Digestion.

I Would Not Say That I Was, These Days, A 'student' Of Philosophy, Although In My Youth I Was Quite Deeply Involved With Certain Aspects Of The British Pragmatists.

When I Left Europe In 1987 I Did So With The Thought That My Relevance As A Composition Teacher Would Benefit From A Certain Cool Distance To Certain Tendencies I Had Been Observing For Several Years With Increasing Disquiet.

By Reason Of Weird Translation, Many Such Sets Of Instructions Read Like Poems Anyhow.