Bridge Music, Joseph Bertolozzi’s music installation celebrating the iconic Mid Hudson Bridge (and sister project to Tower Music at the Eiffel Tower in Paris) opens its 17th season April 1. Free and open to the public, this sound-art installation is located at each of the bridge’s towers, accessed from the Mid Hudson Bridge’s pedestrian sidewalks near 34 Gerald Dr., Poughkeepsie… Read more →
Tag: American Composer
CONTEMPLATION IN MESA
Last chance to hear Joseph Bertolozzi’s The Contemplation of Bravery on tour with the US Army Field Band. Master Sergeant JG Miller solos on horn at the Mesa Arts Center. Tix here. Can’t make it? Listen to the recording here on Spotify Read more →
SOLD OUT – “CONTEMPLATION” WITH THE US ARMY FIELD BAND
SOLD OUT!! The Tour continues Sat Feb 28 in La Mirada, CA. Hope you got your tix to hear “The Contemplation of Bravery” with the The United States Army Field Band. Master Sgt. JG Miller solos once again. THIS is how I honor my country. You can hear the commercial rcording on Spotify, Apple Music, etc. Read more →
Spring Tour-US Army Field Band with “Contemplation”
JG Miller plays my “Contemplation of Bravery” with the US Army Field Band, The Musical Ambassadors of the US Army, Friday Feb 20 on their spring tour. I am honored to represent my country this way. Originally written for the 200th anniversary of West Point – The U.S. Military Academy, and premiered by the West Point Band with Harry Ditzel… Read more →
GONGS: VOYAGE OF THE ANCIENTS #4 – RELENTLESS:TOWARD THE HORIZON
The Bronze Collection, Joseph Bertolozzi‘s solo percussion project for gongs, cymbals and drums is heard here in this live performance by the composer from The Howland Center in Beacon, NY, May 2004. “Relentless: Toward the Horizon” is the 4th movement from “Voyage of the Ancients,” a vibrant suite evocative of mythical times when heroic mariners sailed to the horizon and through… Read more →
THE CONTEMPLATION OF BRAVERY AT PENN STATE
JG Miller performs my “Contemplation of Bravery” at Penn State University, Jan 24 at 10am as part of The International Horn Society‘s Northeast Workshop with Jaime Lee Namminga accompanying on piano. Tix are free. For details go to https://northeasthornworkshop.weebly.com/ Originally composed for the West Point Band, this version will be the first public performance of my arrangement of it for… Read more →
MEDITATION ON DIVINUM MYSTERIUM – 2025
A NEW ARTICLE ABOUT TOWER MUSIC
A GREAT ARTICLE BY MICHEL JEANDIN ABOUT ARTISTS GOING BEYOND THEIR USUAL MATERIALS TO CREATE THEIR WORK. TOWER MUSIC IS PRESENTED IN THE “SOUND” (SONNER) SECTION. IN FRENCH. https://www.artshebdomedias.com/article/materiaux-et-synesthesie-dans-lart-2/ Read more →
COMPOSER MASTERCLASS – AN EYE ILLUMINED BY ANOTHER SUN – BERTOLOZZI
Watch the Genesis, Structure and Performance Practice behind this epic work. Not just which mallets to use, but everything from their physical placement to why wearing long sleeve shirts & pants are recommended when performing it. Also covered are extended “flumie” techniques, muting, its general aesthetic, and very importantly for a non-pitched instrument, the reason and structure of phrase-repetitions contrasted… Read more →
The diminishing legacy of pipe organs in Beacon, NY
Here’s a good article about the diminishing legacy of pipe organs in Beacon, NY as well as the few that are actively being maintained. https://highlandscurrent.org/2024/08/30/free-pipe-organ/ Photo of Joseph Bertolozzi by Brian Cronin for the Highlands Current. Here are a couple informal demonstrations: Recessional from my “Suite for a Wedding” and (on the pedals) an excerpt of the hymn “Holy, Holy,… Read more →