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Category Archives: Composing

The Mothership Has Landed!!

The Mothership Has Landed!!

Featuredby Jon Silpayamanant Leave a comment

For the longest time I’ve wanted to start a Contemporary Music Ensemble and that dream has come to fruition.  While working on a number of occasions with a local composer, […]

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Composing, Local Culture, Local Louisville Linkblogging, Louisville
Wookiee-Bellydance

Wookiee Bellydance + Klingon Band

October 4, 2012by Jon Silpayamanant 6 Comments

UPDATES: (Oct. 8, 2012) Word of the Nerd Podcast interview with me about the Wookiee Bellydance video! (Oct. 22, 2012) Just signed a release for the usage of the video […]

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belly dance, Bellydance, Composing

“A Klingon Christmas Carol” opens tonight!!

November 25, 2011by Jon Silpayamanant Leave a comment

The music I composed and recorded will have it’s official premiere tonight.  It has already been featured during three preview shows last week, but tonight marks the opening night of […]

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Composing, klingon, klingon music, Performance, tlhIngan QoQ
What happened to the composers, anyway?

What happened to the composers, anyway?

September 6, 2011by Jon Silpayamanant 1 Comment

I just read a strange piece at Cracked.com about Orchestras, 5 Bizarre Dark Sides to Modern Orchestras, which left a bit to be desired regarding some facts (what’s a third […]

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Arts Education, Arts Funding, Composing, Orchestra Reform, Orchestras
Composer Henry Cowell, ca. late 1950s–early 1960s

My Musical Compositions

August 28, 2011by Jon Silpayamanant 5 Comments

So as I rebuild my website I’m sorely aware of one thing I’ve never really included on past versions of it.  Namely, my compositional output.  I’ve spent a lot of […]

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