David Sanford                    

With Vivian Perlis

Rome, Italy

August 3, 2003

                                                            TABLE OF CONTENTS

Side a:                                                                                                            pp. 1-25

Upcoming fortieth birthday--early years and family--early musical influences--playing trombone--influence of band director at junior high--playing keyboard--beginning to compose--listening to big bands and other influences--Woody Herman, John Coltrane, Stan Kenton, Akiyoshi, Charles Mingus, Miles Davis--idea of contrapuntal texture in big bands--natural aspect for him of integration of cultivated and vernacular--hearing jazz and classical music in high school--brother's career--childhood --going to Colorado for his bachelor's degree--going to New England Conservatory--first composition of his works list from his freshman year--receptivity to jazz at Princeton--dissertation: Primitivism and Modernism--working at Merrill Lynch--reasons for wanting a degree--studying with Arthur Berger--use of 12 tone rows--use of harmony, composing melody--Chamber Concerto No. 2--improvisation--mixing jazz and classical--being part of the academic community--commissions--electronic music.

Side b:                                                                                                           pp. 25-29

Inspiration--opera--more music for the big band--future plans.