<p>Did you get to chat with him?</p>
<p>No. I go up to young composers who are not yet well known and chat with them, but so many students were talking with Reich that night, I would not have tried at all.</p>
<p>I’m sure the young composers enjoy that. My son won a composition competiton on Tuesday night. After the piece was played Jake Heggie came up and talked with him for a while.</p>
<p>Love Eighth Blackbird! There were here last year and the performances were very well attended.</p>
<p>Sounds like Compdad’s son is having a terrific senior year! And sounds like a terrific high school.</p>
<p>I wish every school district could have an performing arts magnet. But it still up to the student to put in the hard work to grow his talent and he certainly has over these four years.</p>