Everything Band Podcast

Patrick Burns from Bandworks Publications joins me in a great conversation about his career, Bandworks publications, and he offers numerous insights for composers and teachers. Topics: Pat's background and music education Finishing an music education degree and not getting a doctorate in composition Pat's compositional inspiration... the alto clarinet. The Bloomfield Youth Band and the founding of Bandworks Publications What Pat looks for when selecting music for publication Advice for young composers Links: Bandworks Publications Montclair State University Bloomfield Youth Band Ronald Lo Presti - Elegy for a Young American Gordon Jacobs - An Original Suite James Syler - The Hound of Heaven David Holsinger - Liturgical Dances Biography: PATRICK J. BURNS (b. 1969) has served as Adjunct Professor of Music at Montclair State University in New Jersey since 1994, where he teaches courses in music theory, orchestration, and composition, and has also taught instrumental music in the Caldwell-West Caldwell Public