In the Winter 2013 edition of The League of American Orchestra’s Symphony Magazine, Fred Cohn writes about a number of fascinating pursuits and projects by orchestral musicians. From creating a small ensemble to manufacturing drum sticks, orchestral musicians are pursuing many interesting “side gigs” beyond their “day jobs.” Read “Side Gigs” here. Enjoy!
Steve Danyew is a composer, saxophonist, teacher, and arts administrator based in Rochester, NY. Danyew composes works for chamber ensembles, large instrumental ensembles, choirs and more, and currently serves as Managing Editor of Polyphonic.org. His music has been hailed as “startlingly beautiful” and “undeniably well crafted and communicative” by the Miami Herald, and has been praised as possessing “sensitivity, skill and tremendous sophistication” by the Kansas City Independent. Steve received a B.M. cum laude, Pi Kappa Lambda from the Frost School of Music at the University of Miami and holds an M.M. in Composition and Certificate in Arts Leadership from the Eastman School of Music.