At times I find myself feeling somewhat out of place at some of the electroacoustic music events where my work is presented. This is not because I do not find this genre of interest or because I am not pleased with my work or that of my colleagues, but because my aesthetic concerns, and as a result approach, are somewhat dissimilar to those employed by a number of my fellow composers who work in this world. This is not to criticize other approaches, as my aesthetic criteria for judging music is not so much based on how you make it, or what software or hardware you use, but what the resulting work is. Nevertheless, I feel compelled to describe my aesthetic concerns regarding this very important medium…
