David Hahn stated it was his goal to be the Pee-Wee Herman of composers. Last summer, Rob Voisey introduced me to Hahn's piece "Big Donut." I was very taken with the vignette behind this etude of toddler tantrums, and Hahn's re-creation of what he overhead in a Seattle coffee shop early one morning:
DAVID HAHN: BIG DONUT
Since we broadcast "Big Donut" as part of Martian Garden's semi-annual 60 x 60 radio special on July 20, 2008, I decreed July 20 "Big Donut Day." The second annual "Big Donut Day" is now a few days away!
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