Gil Selinger

What shall we play I don't know lets improvise. Ok. What? well, lets pick a style. A classical style? Yes, ok. Thats too broad. Is it? Ok. Pick a composer. like who? Beethoven, Mozart, Brahms, Schumann, Liszt, Meyerbeer, Schubert. You mean just pick one? Yes. Just pick one. Which One? Which one do you like? I like them all. That's too broad. Yes, it is. How about Ives? Ok, then Ives. Ok. Well, what is Ives's style? I don't know. How about Beethoven then. OK. What is Beethoven's…

Want to know more about "classical improvisation"? So do I. I will share my thoughts on the subject here, and hope it may provoke some responses I saw German Bassist Peter Kowald play for half an hour solo at the CBGB basement improvisation series one evening I was playing with Assif Tsahar's NY Underground Orchestra. Peter had a rare ability to create a unity in his improvisation whereby from the very first note to the very last there was an overall form and structure. As I remember it, his form that…

On a recent trip to Amsterdam, I took a bunch of photos of doors. The best ones are posted in the photo's section with a link at the bottom. Click there to see my photo collection of the Doors Of Amsterdam.

A democracy cannot exist as a permanent form of government. It can only exist until the voters discover that they can vote themselves money from the public treasury. From that moment on, the majority always votes for the candidates promising the most money from the public treasury, with the result that democracy always collapses over loose fiscal policy followed by a dictatorship. The average of the world's greatest civilizations has been two hundred years. These nations have progressed through the…

After a fantastic rehersal today with Pianist Evan Mazunik which I happened to get down on tape - (well, it was recorded straight to hard drive in pro-tools, but you know what I mean) I have decided to post a piece from the rehersal so people can get an idea about what this duo sounds like. It will be up very soon, so look for it in the music section of the website. Although the audio quality isn't superb (there's an air conditioner running in the room which you can unfortunately hear, and that piano…

As part of an hour long radio show on SoundPainting, excerpts from Deconstructing Haydn were played and the project discussed by the host and Walter Thompson during an interview which featured fellow SoundPainters Francois Jenneau and Vincent Le-Quang. The broadcast went out nationally in France. radio france archive

Hi everyone. New Updates to the site. The Bio has been expanded and pictures added. New MP3's posted - espically "Improvisation #1" featuring Diana Wayburn on Piano and Flute and Eric Eigner on Percussion. The Music section now has sub categories for each album/project that is represented. CD cover art added in the on-line store. And, the Duo Concert date with Evan Mazunik has been set for Renee Weiler Concert Hall. If you can only make it to 1 of my concerts this year, this will be the one to get to.

Added Clips for Music for Cello, Bass Clarinet and Percussion today. These pieces were composed for a film by Gil's sister Liv called While Ending Silence. Also Added some new links and a new updated bio.

In the music section of this site, there are free mp3 files for you to listen to. Unfortunately the album descriptions are not located together with these clips or full tracks, so if you want more information about what you are listening to, you will have to click around on the site a bit. In the Store, (click on the BUY button) there are descriptions of the albums that are for sale, and links to even more detailed descriptions. In the Links section you can find out more about SoundPainting, and many other…