The five pieces on Barry Truax’s most recent CD are all from this century, 2001 through 2006. Given the similarity of dates and the thematic unity suggested by the album title, one might unwarily conclude that these five are similarly similar. They’re not. If I wanted to give someone a fair idea of Truax’s range, [...]

Pacific Fanfare(1996)
Like all such, Pacific Fanfare is a short piece; unlike other fanfares, this one has no stirring licks by the trumpet section. Instead, there are some very nice foghorns, as befits the Pacific part of the title.
Sadly, short here means three minutes, which is not just way too short generally, but way too short [...]

Truax: So here we are in the gardens of the Archevêché in Bourges, with its formal gardens and its walkways and roses.
Asymmetry: Maybe we should just talk about this, then, and forget about music for awhile….
Or perhaps this is just the place to talk about soundscape and how you got started in soundscape composition.