Welcome!

This blog documents the creative processes of composers Craig Biondi, Alphonse Izzo and Aleksander Sternfeld-Dunn as they compose new works for a concert funded in part through Meet The Composer's Met Life Creative Connections Program in association with the University of Alabama at Birmingham.

Since the posts here chronicle a linear progression of a piece's creation, it is suggested that new readers scroll to the bottom of the blog and work their way forward. Enjoy!

About the Composers

Alphonse Izzo is a composer based in New Haven, CT.  His music has been performed and broadcast in the USA, Canada, Europe and Argentina and is featured on CD via Vox Novus and Trace record labels.

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Aleksander Sternfeld-Dunn is a professor of composition and theory at Washington State University. His music has been performed and recorded throughout the US and abroad. He lives in Pullman, WA with his Wife, Emily Sternfeld-Dunn and his daughter Maia. 

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Craig Biondi's music displays a wide variety of styles and interests, with works for ensembles ranging from solo instruments to full orchestral forces. He lives in Birmingham, Alabama with his wife, Lynsey, and daughter, Lula.

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