American-Ukranian pianist Victor Markiw has just released his second album. This one is all piano solo works.

Can eternal truth even be suggested in low-down pop songs? Hundreds of thousands of songs may contain something in their lyrics.

Was composer Daniel Asia out of place to publish his opinion about modern music? Did he publish it in the wrong media environment (Huffington Post)?

Serbia is honored in a most unusual way, in the Musical Instrument Museum of Phoenix, Arizona.

Tragedy sometimes is so profound it seems beautiful. Our emotions fuse in their apogee.

University of Central Oklahoma’s Wind Symphony just released a terrific new album of the music of Michael Daughterty. The conductor is Brian Lamb.

Nicholas Zumbro is an extraordinary pianist. His ability to create tonal variety on an essentially percussive instrument is unique among all modern pianists.

Daniel Asia is one of the finest contemporary classical composers alive today, and one of the most effective teachers I have ever known, personally. He is truly American.

Introducing the new web site for Daughter of Dawn. It will be ‘information central’ for the movie and the score.

The silent film Daughter of Dawn will be shown at the Santa Fe Indian Market Native Cinema Showcase, August 18, 2012.

“Daughter of Dawn” will rise in all her glory, June 10, Sunday, in Oklahoma City. Her symphonic-accompanied premiere is part of the Dead Center Film Festival.

The Chickasaw Chamber Music Festival 2012 is this June 1-3. Many thanks to Chickasaw composer, Jerod Impichchaachaha Tate for creating this festival–the only one of its kind.

The 1920 silent film, , together with the symphonic score I created for it, will have a premier showing here in OKC, June 10, 2012

Now who’s “black”? The Irish?

Brief thoughts on Whitney Houston, the Catholic Church, the phenomenon of money, Iran and Islam.

Beethoven had more Jewish connections that most people know. He lived during the time of their emancipation in central Europe.

Beethoven once had an eye (or a heart) for a young Jewish woman. Surprise?

Beethoven was very close to the politics of revolution in his day. “Class struggle” was definitely on his mind.

Mary is dead. So who’s standing in for her? Who makes her appearances?

Popularity has reduced European classical music art to the level of a toy for Orientals.

The ravages of popular culture can defile even Mozart, even through the performance of an artist like Anna Sophie Mutter.

In America, we abort children. In China, they eat them.

One never knows what will become popular among ones musical compositions. “The Writhing,” a trio for oboe, viola, an bassoon, is currently my most popular work.

The Litwin-Markiw Duo, the best classical CD of 2010. Soprano Jennifer Litwin and pianist Victor Markiw.

The Singer of Tales lives! Behold the ancient art of Persian poetic oratory. All for Neda.

According to the ancient classical Greek philosphers, music could be either good, or bad. Music had serious societal effects.

The Ghost Dance once expressed the Indian hope. Today, there is a new expression: Christian hymns–sung in Indian language.