Media
Podcast appearances
Classical Gabfest: “Stephen Sondheim, Composer”
“[A]n audio documentary about Stephen Sondheim's work as a composer, a less-discussed aspect of his career than his lyric-writing.”
Putting It Together: “Now You Know”
“Frank’s old friends give him advice, but his new friends persuade him to choose a different path. Nathan Beary Blustein joins Kyle to discuss the end of Act One, and what exactly is happening musically in this song.”
Putting It Together: “…Goodbye/Maybe They’re Magic”
“I Guess This is Goodbye is a short song about saying goodbye to your best cow. Maybe They're Magic explicitly shows the difference in worldview between the Baker and his wife. Nathan Beary Blustein returns to dig into how these songs fit musically into the score and what they say about the characters.”
Music copying
Piano-vocal score: “What I Wonder”
An excerpt from a complete transcription of the 1971 cast recording of Joan, with music and lyrics by Al Carmines. Prepared for the first public performance of this musical since the 1970s, this piano-vocal score is the only version of the sheet music to exist with piano accompaniment.
Ph.D. dissertation: analytical examples from Sondheim scores
Performances and recordings
End of "Franklin Shepard, Inc." from Merrily We Roll Along. Recorded Monday, February 26, 2024 at Keegan Theatre.
”Losing My Mind” from Follies, recorded at home on Stephen Sondheim’s 91st birthday.
A jazz-inspired solo piano piece by Erwin Schulhoff (1894–1942), recorded at home.
An excerpt from “Intermission Song” from A Strange Loop at Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company, where I stepped in as an emergency replacement conductor on December 26, 2021.
An excerpt from “Moments in the Woods,” performed with Rachel Policar and the NYU Broadway Orchestra. Recorded at the NYU Summer Intensive in Musical Theatre Conducting.