John Newell Music

Upcoming Concert in NYC If you're in New York on November 22nd, please come and hear this marvelous trio (Eight Strings & a Whist...

The philosophy of working that I strive for:     Just sit there and see what happens.

This is a digital demo performance of my recent work for orchestra, completed in early 2013. It is an eight minute piece in one movement....

Beautiful Performance. It was a wonderful evening at the Machias Bay Chamber Concerts in Machias, Maine on Tuesday, July 2. The wonderful ...

Another Busy Month, June. I had a great time performing the American Landscapes program in Lubec as part of the SummerKeys faculty concert...

We had a wonderful trip to Aroostook County late last month. On the 24th and 25th I played two solo concerts, at the University of Maine br...

Eight Strings & a Whistle is a terrific trio (Suzanne Gilchrest, flute; Ina Litera, viola; and Matthew Goeke, 'cello). They recently...

Ice Clouds   Here's a little project involving photos I took of our porch windows recently, coupled with the first movement from my w...

News & Upcoming Events Upcoming concerts I look forward to playing a series of solo piano recitals in Maine this spring... Fort ...

Here are a few thoughts I have picked up over the years that  say something about my approach to composing music: “What I have in my ...

I highly recommend Beaser's article on the NY Times web site, at: http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/11/27/the-reconstruction-o...

Here's a review I wrote for the Quoddy Tides (it appeared in the Novemeber 23 edition): Great music with a personal...

Early November. The nor'easter's wind hurls the rain (and possibly sleet) against the windows at night. Combined with the continua...

More on inspiration and work, contributed by others   (LinkedIn -- Contemporary Music Professionals Group):  "I sit down to the p...

Edgard Varese & Morton Feldman: What did I learn? I studied with Morton Feldman at SUNY Buffalo (1975 - 77) as the first holder o...