Randall Shinn.com
I started this .com website in 2005. At the time I had a university site, but my situation was changing. By combining university sabbaticals and composer residencies, I had composed full-time for nearly three years, which I had loved doing. The public response to two new operas produced around this time was enthusiastic, and several people urged me to consider leaving academia permanently and spend all my time composing and writing. When a combination of circumstances soon made this feasible, I followed their advice. Starting this website was part of the transition.—Randall Shinn