Neil Radisch
composer • orchestrator • software engineer
composer • orchestrator • software engineer
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Original Compositions
The Mask and Wig Club, founded in 1889, is the oldest all-male collegiate musical comedy troupe in the United States. I've been providing music, lyrics, and orchestrations for the club's productions since 1986.
Musical Theater and Film
In addition to my work with The Mask and Wig Club, I've written a few musicals and been involved in other musical projects.
Sophia and the Bee-Man
A bee is a man’s best friend... at least according to
the Bee-Man! He lives in a house filled with bees and
loves to spend all his time with them. A junior
sorceress who lives next door, Sophia, thinks he’s
pretty odd. When she needs to find a transformation
subject to win her Sorcery Girl’s Transformation Merit
Badge, who better to transform than the eccentric
Bee-Man? The only trouble is, he’s happy the way he
is! Sophia sets out on a mission to change that, and
to change him… only to find that maybe she is the one
who needs to change.
I Just Play One On TV - Film music
A film written and directed by Jim Milton, for which I wrote the score. Produced by Kaaterskill Actors Theater/Schoharie Creek Players.
Blue Cross Blues
A mini-musical I wrote with Ed Levy that was performed at Lincoln Center on October 23, 2017 as part of the 'Across a Crowded Room' program. The show was re-recorded in 2020 and turned into a podcast by IndieWorks Theatre Company. The podcast stars Lance Roberts, Karen Mason, Ann Harada, and Alan H. Green, with Andy Roninson and Sierra Rein.
The Don Juan and The Non Don Juan
A musical I wrote that ran, briefly, off-broadway at the Vineyard Theater. Reviewed by Mel Gussow of The New York Times
The Hunchback of Notre Dame 
Philip Glass - The Witches Of Venice
Not my own project obviously, but one I was heavily involved in. I'm listed as the "Sequencing Engineer". I'm the one playing
all the notes for
all the parts on the recording.
Computer Software
Though I no longer work full time as a software engineer, there are still times when I need to dust off the old programmer hat. Some problems require a software solution.
Sibelius Techniques for Aleatoric Music
A document that discusses Sibelius techniques for creating aleatoric music.
Accordion Notator plugin for Sibelius
A plugin that simplifies the creation of accordion parts in Sibelius.
Chord Inversion Transform plugin for Sibelius
A plugin that implements a musical transform technique I learned from Ray Lustig at The Juilliard School.
Wig In a Box plugin for Sibelius
A plugin that automatically renders a Mask and Wig 2/4 theater accompaniment for a series of chords.
Web based editor for Sibelius plugins
A web based editor for writing plugins for the Sibelius music notation software from Avid. A bit more programmer friendly than the Sibelius built in editor.