Book on TJ Anderson
Writing “Stirring Up the Music: The Life, Works, and Influence of Composer T(homas) J(efferson) Anderson” – a short study of one of the leading composers in the USA.
Forthcoming, Borik Press.
For more on the book, see Stirring Up the Music
Chronicling at the Keyboard
Collections of piano miniatures that attempt to chronicle some difficulties and joys of daily life through musical observation. Piano Albums 2005 to 2018.
Influences Across Time: New Approaches to Old Music
A program of contemporary music paired with the 16th and 17th century works that inspired them. It features recent compositions written by McDonald, including Rounce Robble Hobble, Op. 562, No. 22, Stillworth (Fa,Do,Mi), Op. 561, No.1, and Cosyn, Op. 429. No.22.
Spinning Melodies Like Silk
Translating the details of artificial spider silk’s structure into musical compositions
Living Patterns
A collaboration between faculty and student composers at Tufts University, and Stephen Fuchs, assistant professor of biology, offering experimental music for piano and chamber combinations inspired by Fuchs’ research on repetitive protein combinations.
Protein sequences meet music at interdisciplinary performance of faculty, student compositions