Jeff Dunn

Jeff Dunn is a freelance critic with a B.A. in music and a Ph.D. in geologic education. A composer of piano and vocal music, he is a member of the National Association of Composers, USA, a former president of Composers, Inc., and has served on the Board of New Music Bay Area. 

Articles By This Author

Jeff Dunn - March 20, 2013

Weeks after the San Francisco Symphony plays Anton Brucker's gorgeous Seventh Symphony, the Berkeley Symphony, under the guiding hand of Joana Carneiro, will play his Fourth Symphony.

Jeff Dunn - March 18, 2013

Santa Rosa Symphony offers awesomeness (Penderecki), painful nostalgia (Elgar), and The Encyclopedia of Affect (Tchaikovsky).

Jeff Dunn - March 15, 2013

Garrick Ohlsson’s latest release features solo piano works from composers whom he feels connected to personally, but the music may be a disconnect.

Jeff Dunn - March 12, 2013

Soldier Songs from composer David T. Little, hailed for his “punk-classical” dramatic works, brings you face to face with the psychological impacts of modern warfare, and offers a good dose of his postminimalist, rock-infused style.

Jeff Dunn - March 11, 2013

The commemoration of the 70th anniversary of the Warsaw Ghetto uprising proves an illuminating context for works reflecting a human response to war and the Holocaust.

Jeff Dunn - March 3, 2013

The first concert of the Other Minds Festival #18 juxtaposes music from Greenland, India, and the Faroe Islands.

Jeff Dunn - February 24, 2013

Thriving in an area blessed with myriad composers, the Kronos Quartet chooses some novel ones, plus a long-term arranger.

Jeff Dunn - February 15, 2013

Pablo Heras-Casado took on the San Francisco Symphony guest-conductorship responsibility with high energy and an attractive program.

Jeff Dunn - February 12, 2013

Play it again, Hilary Hahn: and she does, in a recital populated by encores from a myriad of composers.

Jeff Dunn - February 9, 2013

“The Illuminators” program conducted by Joana Carneiro highlights musical associations and narratives with varying success.