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INTERVIEW for PACIFIC SERENADES (2013)

Composer Profile: Gernot Wolfgang by Mark Carlson It has been a long and interesting musical journey for Gernot Wolfgang, who, as a high school student in his native Austria, was a fan primarily of Top 40. From there, he found his way to jazz—first as a guitarist and then increasingly as a composer—then to film music, and eventually to his … Read More

INTERVIEW in THE DOUBLE REED: Judith Farmer and Gernot Wolfgang (2013)

(photograph by Ian Evenstar) As published in THE DOUBLE REED, VOL. 35, No.4, 2012 (with permission of the International Double Reed Society – IDRS) Foreword from the Bassoon Editor of the IDRS, Ryan D. Romine One of our goals as editors of The Double Reed is to continually expand our already wonderfully varied pool of skilled and tal- ented authors. … Read More

The Power of Groove (2005)

published in The Double Reed (excerpt) … Now on to some thoughts about my main topic, the incorporation of “grooves” into chamber and orchestral music. What are grooves? The tricky thing about them is that they cannot be defined and understood by words alone. They can only be fully enjoyed and comprehended through experience, either while performing or listening. The … Read More