news

The latest news about Jeffery Cotton's activities.

biography

Brief Biography

A brief biographical sketch about Jeffery Cotton. A printer-friendly version is also available.

Full Biography

A longer biographical sketch. A Printer-friendly version is also available.

listen

A short list of sound files that will give you a good sense of Jeffery Cotton's current work. There are many more recordings available on the individual Work Information pages.

calendar

A list of performances of Jeffery Cotton's music. The list can be filtered to display only past or upcoming performances.

works

A full list of Jeffery Cotton's works, with links to detailed information about each, including sound files and score samples.

writings

Writings Index

Articles and Commentary by Jeffery Cotton.

It Isn't Pretty Being Easy

Finale vs. Sibelius: if you care about what comes out of your printer at the end of the day, no contest.

Sex in the Concert Hall

So... do you come here often? Or: All the wrong ways to get young people into classical music concerts.

The Best Revenge: Create Anyway

In the face of our cultural irrelevance as artists, how do we do our work?

The Agony of Modern (German) Music

German composers reject the dictatorship of history in favor of the dictatorship of Theodor Adorno. Will they ever get free of formless expression?

Der Todeskampf der Modernen (Deutschen) Musik

Deutsche Komponisten ziehen die Diktatur Theodor W. Adornos der Diktatur der Geschichte vor. Werden sie sich jemals vom 'formlosen Ausdruck' befreien können? (Der obere Artikel auf Deutsch.)

Advice to a Young Composer

From time to time young composers ask me for advice about career. How does one succeed in this business? I say build a musical life, and let the career take care of itself...

Walls

Thoughts on living in Berlin during the German Reunification, on Ovid's tortured myth about tortured lovers. This also serves as the program notes to my ballet suite Pyramus and Thisbe.

Mauern

Meine Erfahrungen in Berlin wärend der Wiedervereinigung, und meine Gedanken über Ovids Erzählung von Pyramus und Thisbe. (Der obere Artikel auf Deutsch.)

Remaining Disarmed

The MacDowell Colony, an artists' retreat in Peterborough, NH, asked Jeffery to write this brief essay for their newsletter regarding the arts in the post 9/11 world.

Pulling My Piece

Composers need to speak out about ill treatment by their colleagues. Here's a way to start.

The Camargo Diary

Jeffery Cotton blogs his stay at the Camargo Foundation in Cassis, France.

press

Excerpts from select reviews (i.e., the good ones) of Jeffery Cotton's music.

links

Links to various important composers, performers and organizations that Jeffery would like you to know about.

contact

How to contact Jeffery Cotton, or acquire performance materials.