 My Teacher, Myself
by Adam Buker
One of the reasons I study at Southern Illinois University at Carbondale is my professor of composition, Dr. Frank Stemper. I generally find his compositions to be abysmal and abhorrent and metaphysically grotesque. I've even stated my opinion of his and other avant-garde crap to him in class (though with a great deal of tact). I write music that is more akin to Ravel, Debussy, and Rachmaninoff. Why on earth would a person like me study with a Post-modern like him? (Read more...)
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Rachmaninoff: Musical Hero
by Adam Buker
In a time when others were plunging into avant-garde, Rachmaninoff took Romantic forms and added a uniquely individualistic sense of sweeping melody that soars higher than anything I've ever seen. (Read more...)
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 Greetings to the FBI
by Adam Buker
Greetings to all of you at the FBI who have been following my internet browsing. I am not going to reveal how I got information of the fact that you are unconstitutionaly violating my right to privacy except to say that someone that I know who is involved in the armed services informed me that I was on the FBI watch li... (Read more...)
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 A Composer's Mission Statement
by Adam Buker
Because of all of the discussions on music, I thought I would share my viewpoint as a composer. This is my mission statement that I have written for my upcoming web site at musicATB.com. (Read more...)
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