Editing, More or Less

Editing, More or Less

By Malcolm Ryder ’76

“What is ‘editing’? I will argue that the most important quality of ‘editing’ is that it produces something that is beforehand not considered to be either sufficient or acceptable. There’s no getting around the idea that if editing is going to be involved, anything before it or without it must be incomplete.”

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Making Music with Birds

By John Sichel '81

“I am a composer and long-time birder who is fascinated with birdsong. In 2021, I received a research grant from Raritan Valley Community College to record birdsong and incorporate it into a work for the college choir. The grant enabled me to purchase a special parabolic microphone and related equipment. The recordings were made in the late spring and summer of 2021, and the work, entitled Three Motets, was completed by December.”

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