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[composers doing normal shit @NormalComposers]

Hiya. It’s been a minute! Just here to let you know that ya boi also writes music.

Earlier this year, the amazing cellist Mike Block (@BlockCello) and I (@folkphysics) released an album of original music called Parallels on Imaginary Animals Records.

https://t.co/7X1R7Dzqzo

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FYI - it’s also Bandcamp Friday so 100% of your purchase goes directly to the artist. It’s the best place to support all of your favorite artists!

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[composers doing normal shit @NormalComposers]

Hiya. It’s been a minute! Just here to let you know that ya boi also writes music.

Earlier this year, the amazing cellist Mike Block (@BlockCello) and I (@folkphysics) released an album of original music called Parallels on Imaginary Animals Records.

https://t.co/7X1R7Dzqzo

[composers doing normal shit @NormalComposers]

In September, it was accepted for consideration for Best Ambient, Chant & New Age album at the 2026 Grammy Awards. (Spoiler: we didn’t get nominated).

https://t.co/jEdTPupTwR

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Very done here. Follow me at BlueSky

https://t.co/CuofYNuH1v

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David Sanborn having dinner with David Bowie.

R.I.P. David Sanborn (1945-2024)

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@LiarOfOrpheus Noted, thanks!

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Steve Albini playing pool.

R.I.P. (1962-2024)

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Leonard Bernstein playing football.

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Dmitri Shostakovich not letting his kid score.

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Charles Ives (with ball) being the captain of his high school football team.

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Dmitri Shostakovich enjoying the game.

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Seiji Ozawa playing baseball with Leonard Bernstein.

R.I.P. Seiji Ozawa (1935-2024)

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🎉 Happy New Year everyone! 🎉

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Duke Ellington eating ice cream alone in bed.

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Terry Riley playing ping pong.

[TERRY RILEY Official @TerryRiley_info]

88 vs 53

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Vincent Persichetti cutting down his own tree.

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Benjamin Britten being a boy with a toy boat.

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Nina Simone having a miserable time with Thelonious Monk.

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Bernard Herrmann visiting the Grand Canyon.

[Bernard Herrmann Archive @HerrmannMovie]

Composer Bernard Herrmann at the Grand Canyon in 1940.

cc: @NormalComposers