<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Masonian Music]]></title><description><![CDATA[Composer - Conductor - Musician]]></description><link>https://www.masonianmusic.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sun, 24 May 2026 23:56:36 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://masonianmusic.wixsite.com/home/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[The Virtual-so Conductor]]></title><description><![CDATA[I don't think I've ever done something as unusual as I did this summer, which was studying conducting online exclusively.]]></description><link>https://www.masonianmusic.com/post/the-virtual-so-conductor</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5ef3d288203a0d00176c1466</guid><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2020 04:59:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/dd1875_fa2541a358e044938314960ceb2f6f83~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Quinn Mason</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Strange Time: Time-Space Phenomena, Music and My Journey With the Wind Band]]></title><description><![CDATA[Most, if not all of my compositional life has been spent on the orchestra. In fact, it's safe to say that I live and die by the...]]></description><link>https://www.masonianmusic.com/post/strange-time-time-space-phenomena-music-and-my-journey-with-the-wind-band</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5d55bd7083501a0015cb36cb</guid><pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2020 01:37:08 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/dd1875_544f2e5b638e4fd9b84b0e03fa78a72c~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Quinn Mason</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Composer As Conductor]]></title><description><![CDATA[We've spent all of our valuable time writing the music, including the planning of the compositional material and the working out of form,...]]></description><link>https://www.masonianmusic.com/post/the-composer-as-conductor</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5e0aa8222497fd00177ecf09</guid><pubDate>Mon, 03 Feb 2020 11:43:26 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/dd1875_6a42c14382524a55ad200f21e45b4dab~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Quinn Mason</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Emergence: My Inner City Rhapsody]]></title><description><![CDATA[A piece of music like this doesn't just 'happen'. It is 'born out of experience'.]]></description><link>https://www.masonianmusic.com/post/emergence-my-inner-city-rhapsody</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5d54b424321f850065b39e88</guid><pubDate>Wed, 28 Aug 2019 07:21:10 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/dd1875_c01594ac97684c3d988d022939787c1b~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Quinn Mason</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Imitation Game
]]></title><description><![CDATA[*note: the underlined phrases contain links to musical examples. Please click them to enhance your experience with this article. As the...]]></description><link>https://www.masonianmusic.com/post/the-imitation-game</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5d005e8046a6f1001698b484</guid><pubDate>Wed, 12 Jun 2019 19:33:22 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/dd1875_9c0c11a4ed7c4d698b0f24969c94b89a~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_750,h_750,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Quinn Mason</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Brevard Diary, Part 2: This Was Brevard]]></title><description><![CDATA[Just like that, my summer at the Brevard Music Center comes to a bittersweet close. In my last blog post, I reflected on the first part...]]></description><link>https://www.masonianmusic.com/post/a-brevard-diary-part-2-this-was-brevard</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5b721934a70b0000ba51831b</guid><pubDate>Tue, 14 Aug 2018 11:03:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/dd1875_cae97c8cf2ad4079b6162047d0bbf0fa~mv2_d_4160_2340_s_2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Quinn Mason</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Brevard Diary, Part 1]]></title><description><![CDATA[This summer, I am spending six weeks at the Brevard Music Center as a composition fellow, along with 14 other composers, 4 in high school...]]></description><link>https://www.masonianmusic.com/post/a-brevard-diary-part-1</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5b4a714fad53510187c728a5</guid><pubDate>Sat, 14 Jul 2018 23:24:28 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/dd1875_7a8f9eb99089430b9c69e4841ce9c0ea~mv2_d_2340_4160_s_2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Quinn Mason</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why do I write symphonies in the 21st century?]]></title><description><![CDATA[The great Gustav Mahler once said: "A symphony must be like the world. It must contain everything". This is a quote I've kept in mind my...]]></description><link>https://www.masonianmusic.com/post/why-do-i-write-symphonies-in-the-21st-century</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5b2c18a64b88970103f0bae4</guid><pubDate>Fri, 22 Jun 2018 08:52:53 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/dd1875_fc4eebe925a64e4db284fd61cd100677~mv2_d_1275_1650_s_2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Quinn Mason</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[My favorite recordings of 'Rite of Spring' (Updated)]]></title><description><![CDATA[It's no secret. Everyone who knows me personally knows how much I obsess over this work. I literally study the score everyday and find...]]></description><link>https://www.masonianmusic.com/post/my-favorite-recordings-of-rite-of-spring</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5b0c5d19dbbb450045e86793</guid><pubDate>Tue, 29 May 2018 09:58:58 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/dd1875_7cf07e6a62c34bfb9eaee99b1179e5df~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_536,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Quinn Mason</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[My favorite recordings of 'Poem of Ecstasy' ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hello and welcome to my first blog post. I've decided to start writing about my experiences as a young composer of color in the 21st...]]></description><link>https://www.masonianmusic.com/post/my-favorite-recordings-of-poem-of-ecstasy</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5b0743529085c900faff6066</guid><pubDate>Fri, 25 May 2018 00:10:47 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/dd1875_e18cab7893e14083aaa350afb8a863f7~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_790,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Quinn Mason</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>