The Orphic "I"
My recent book about musical collaboration, based on Continental philosophy and my musical experiences in Bulgaria, is available through Columbia University Press.

Schroeder170
My ongoing research into the life and musical career of Boston Symphony and Kneisel Quartet cellist Alwin Schroeder (1855-1928) can be found at schroeder170.org.
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Alwinac: The Cello in the US
My blog devoted to the stories of visiting and resident cellists in the US, from the 1840s on. Entries on Knoop, Casella, Braga, Bergner, and many others. Explore the Alwinac here. Listen to my interpretations of music written or performed by these cellists here.
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Boston Symphony Cellist-Composers
Listen here to my performances of cello music by members of the Boston Symphony cello section, 1881-. 
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Illinois Chamber Music Festival Performances
Compositions and other full-length performances by Geoffrey Dean--click on the links below. (Shorter clips are linked to the titles in bold on the My Music page.)
Apollonian Riffs: A Musical Odyssey (string quartet):
       I. Intro and Triumph at Troy
      II. Intrigue on Ithaca 
     III. Storms at Sea
     IV. Phaeacian Festival
Three Improvisations for cello solo:
     I. Bariolage
    II. Elegy
   III. Pythagorean
Nostalgia (version for cello solo)
Dancing at Delphi: A Terpsichorean Triptych (string quintet):
     I. Intro and Paean (Processional Dance) 
    II. Chorea (Ring Dance)
   III. Ekstasis (Spirit Dance)


Bulgarian Composer Tributes
     Lazar Nikolov I
     Lazar Nikolov II
     Dimiter Christoff
     Roumen Balyozov
     Dragomir Yossifov