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Some photos from our February 2017 concerts with the Space Coast Symphony in Florida in February . . .from my pre-concert filmed introduction . . .the downbeat . . .en route . . .continuing onward . . ._____________________________________________________

Back by popular demand, the Space Coast Symphony Orchestra will present “The Planets in HD,” a celebration of space exploration. The concert opens up with the Southeast US Premiere of an atmospheric and engaging work by Bruce Babcock, Event Horizon, with video footage from the NASA-Hubble space telescope. Then, the SCSO present [...]

Event Horizon Performances February 25 & 26 2017 to be performed by theSpace Coast Symphony conducted by Aaron CollinsNotes on Event HorizonMy most influential mentors in terms of both composition and orchestration were American/Swiss composer Paul Glass, Hugo Friedhofer, and Earle Hagen. Paul studied with Witold Lutosławski, Earle studied with [...]

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Comments from colleagues, mentors, and reviewers . . .ERIC WHITACRE - "WOW! Just loved this (“irrational exuberance”), Bruce! And "Send Me Anywhere" is absolutely gorgeous - I'd love to hear this live."DAVE KOZ - On "irrational exuberance," "First of all, great title! What a lovely piece of music—just beautiful, Bruce. So thematic, [...]

Announcing Two Upcoming Performances of Be Still,an a cappella setting of Psalm 46.10to be performedbythe brilliant Antioch Chamber EnsembleSaturday, February 27, 2016 at 8 p.m. at The Episcopal Church of St. John on the Mountain  379 Mount Harmony Road, Bernardsville, NJ 07924 Ticket Information: https://www.showclix.com/event/antiochcomposersSunday, February 28, 2016 at 5 p.m. The Evangelical Lutheran Church [...]

August 27, 2015The August issue of Gramophone contains an excellent review of "Time, Still." Based in the UK, Gramophone has been the leading voice for classical music since 1923. The review is part of a special eight-page section devoted to recent recordings from the US and Canada.I am very pleased [...]

To celebrate the birthday of Earle Hagen - July 9, 1919MEMOIRS OF A FAMOUS COMPOSERAn Interview with Earle Hagen,by Bruce Babcock (with thanks to Jon Burlingame for his interview question suggestions)Earle Hagen entitled his recent autobiography "Memoirs of a Famous Composer - Nobody Ever Heard Of." While it is true [...]

Time, Still Released on Navona Records April 14NV5998Doug Masek, alto saxophone; Armen Ksajikian, cello; David Speltz, cello; Juliana Gondek, soprano; Rakefet Hak, piano; Louise Thomas, piano; Robert Thies, piano The Debussy Trio | Marcia Dickstein, harp; Angela Wiegand, flute; David Walther, viola The Coventry and Canterbury Choirs of All Saints Church, Pasadena, CA [...]