Picked up an old fragment from 12 years ago, the start of a 2nd movement for my Piano Sextet (originally one movement). Fits my current mood. Looks like ABA form; this is the “A” section. I rarely share works-in-progress, but here goes. Art: Hudson Valley at Sunset, by Frederic Church (1826-1900).

🎃 Spooky season calls for verse! 👻 Hey foolish mortals, my 2 volumes of Halloween poems (under pen name E. J. Carver) are packed w/macabre rhymes & playful chills. Perfect for readers of all ages who crave the uncanny! Check 'em out: www.amazon.com/Halloween-Tr... www.amazon.com/Halloween-Tr...

😢

Thinking about which note would sound good after the note I wrote an hour ago...

Best rehearsal number ever.

Belinda was a woman with a dream

Smoky rooftops, intrigue, shadows on the move... a little suspense music stitched to Hitchcock’s Sinister Spies (Random House, 1966). 🎶🕵️‍♂️🔥 Cover art by Paul Spina. #hitchcock #cavaterra #composer #cinemusic #noir

Another good G-rated limerick of yesteryear... Hurrah for Madame Lupescu, Who came to Romania's rescue! "It's a wonderful thing To be under a king -- Is democracy better, I esk you?"

Good non-dirty limericks are rare. Here's a golden oldie: A curious family is Stein: There's Gertrude, there's Ep*, and there's Ein. Gert's poems are bunk, Ep's sculptures are junk, And nobody understands Ein! *(Jacob the sculptor, not Jeffrey the scumbag.)

The white cat is blind and has a best friend, a black cat, who is always by its side to guide it.

Musictionary™ word of the day.

Night walk attire. Heading out for my nightly "Creative Constitutional." Nothing like a moonlit ramble to reboot body & brain! Highly recommended (if your neighborhood's after-dark vibes feel friendly). 🌙 🚶‍♂️ 💡 ✨

Excerpt from "The Aquarium": 3rd movement of Monterey Suite, to my knowledge the first and only symphonic work about Monterey, CA. This movement evokes the luminous, otherworldly life of the Monterey Bay Aquarium. montereybayaquarium.org @montereyaqpr.bsky.social

Launching a new series: stray musical sketches paired with paintings that spark my imagination. First up: 16 swashbuckling bars alongside Montague Dawson’s "A Smuggler Under Pursuit by a Revenue Cutter". Next it needs a sweeping B‑theme, so the main theme can storm back in. 🎶 🏴‍☠️ ⚓️ #MusicAndArt

Musictionary™ word of the day.

R.I.P. Tom Lehrer (1928–2025) 💔

Musictionary™ word of the day...

My potato phone is turning me into... the Buck Moon Killer... 🦌 🌕 😈

Overture & Path of History from Monterey Suite The first (and only!) symphonic work celebrating the beautiful Monterey bay area on California's central coast. Young People's Symphony Orchestra David Ramadanoff, conductor Chan Centre for the Performing Arts Vancouver, B.C. #monterey #california

The double flute is twice as seductive as the regular flute. Poor Jessica never stood a chance. 🥵

A new neighborhood friend.

✨ 👶 Hanging out with my adorable little great-nephew! 🥰 ✨

✨ 🥧 Happy π Day! 🍴 ✨ (Why does Bing look more baked than the pie though?) 🤔

Happy birthday Angela Morley (1924–2009) Wonderful composer, arranger, and mentor Always remembered with love ❤️

Night walk through the park creek trail. What music do you hear?

Variations 4–5 from my Capriccio Concertante. Superb playing by The Salastina Society. youtu.be/ru4j4T4b4UY

Blue Winter (2019) Kevin Kumar, violin solo Maia Jasper-White & Hana Kim, violins Meredith Crawford, viola Yoshika Masuda, cello Bernard Gordillo, harpsichord Jason Yoshida, archlute youtu.be/8EUBWf3CBTM

A few snippets from YPSO's recent performance of my "Marine Safari and Whale Watch" (Monterey Suite, mvt. 5). Can you hear the whales? 🐋 🎶 #ypso #youthorchestra #symphonicmusic #tonepoem #monterey #cavaterra #contemporarymusic #whalesong

✨ It's always an honor to work with David Ramadanoff and the Young People's Symphony, and their winter concert was no exception. They gave a wonderful performance of "Marine Safari and Whale Watch", the final movement of my Monterey Suite. We had a great appreciative audience too! 🙌

My concert togs on Saturday night. Is having the same dress shoes since the 1990s something I should be bragging about?

In the bay area this weekend? Please come and support the fantastic young musicians of the Young People's Symphony Orchestra in this Saturday evening concert featuring Sibelius, Dvořák... and yours truly! 😁 piedmontexedra.com/2025/01/ypso...

Here is a performance of Fantasy Etude No. 1 by my friend composer Jeremy Cavaterra. youtu.be/eX5bRhy1DUo?... This is a VR180 video (best watched in a VR headset). If you watch it on a flat screen make sure you “move” the image with your pointer or by tilting your device)

Rhapsody on a Windy Night (Vienna premiere, Euro tour '22) Young People's Symphony Orchestra David Ramadanoff, conductor #symphony #tonepoem #cavaterra #orchestra #newmusic #tseliot #ypso #vienna #musikverein youtu.be/WRsjy2kOlgA

“You’ll be visited by three spirits.” The three spirits:

Marine Safari and Whale Watch London performance (Monterey Suite, mvt. 5) Young People's Symphony Orchestra David Ramadanoff St. John's, Smith Square, London youtu.be/CBHNudDi_O0?...

Just needs a wig on top...

In a Sibelian mood...

Lost Coast (2016) Mission Chamber Orchestra of San Jose Emily Ray, conductor Inspired by the longest stretch of unspoiled coastline in the contiguous USA, a remote, rugged span of 80 undeveloped miles. Its isolation and natural beauty make it a unique and unforgettable place. youtu.be/1bYOUM-e-bY

Ravel’s Scarbo (from Gaspard de la nuit) first recording in VR youtu.be/sHLAWk8pMos?...

Rossetti Songs (1. "Requiem") Text by Christina Rossetti Rod Gilfry, baritone The Salastina Music Society youtu.be/pKhQMMZFMp4

Sonata for Violin and Viola (2007) Kevin Kumar, violin Dale Hikawa Silverman, viola I. Allegro ma non troppo youtu.be/zrjKW4Owu3U?...

Ascent to the Sierras (2019) Symphonic Poem after Robinson Jeffers Young People's Symphony Orchestra David Ramadanoff, conductor #symphonicpoem #tonepoem #orchestra #jeremycavaterra #ypso #sierranevada #robinsonjeffers #contemporarymusic youtu.be/dK4smrFJdbw?...

March and Divertimento (2005) for Violin and Piano Kevin Kumar, violin Jeremy Cavaterra, piano Live recording from 2011 youtu.be/DU49ecY_Vbk?...

Trio for Harp, Flute, and Viola Commissioned and performed by The Myriad Trio (2012) I. Con moto ma tranquillo II. Con languore III. Allegro con brio #harp #trio #flute #viola #cavaterra #myriadtrio #chambermusic #newmusic #harptrio #sandiegosymphony youtu.be/HwhxhEEtR1c

Monterey Suite (2012) for Orchestra The first (and only, as far as I know!) symphonic work celebrating the Monterey bay area on California's central coast. 1. The Peninsula: Overture 2. The Path of History 3. The Aquarium 4. Steinbeck Country 5. Marine Safari and Whale Watch youtu.be/RLIJPkMx2uI

The Nightly Shades (2011) Tone-Poem after Baudelaire for String Quartet and Percussion Performed by The Salastina Society #chambermusic #stringquartet #percussion #newmusic #jeremycavaterra #salastina #baudelaire #tonepoem youtu.be/fagLPwcWpfA?...