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The ups and downs on the rollercoaster of life.
Which, as on a real roller coaster, all seem to lead rapidly downhill at the moment ( Read more... ) -
My sister's struggle
Most of you likely already know of my sister's struggle with brain cancer, but for those that don't I'll give you a short recap (an apt term where brain cancer is concerned, no ( Read more... ) -
I drink to you
My landlay died today. That’s not quite true, actually. In all probability, she died several days ago or more, but I discovered it this evening. This has precipitated several events. First, I find myself wishing I had done more. I wish I’d acted sooner. I wish I’d talked to her more often. I wish I knew more of her stories. And wishes can neither ( Read more... ) -
Happy Birthday to a very lucky cat.
Happy birthday Ms. darkdanc3r. And of course feel better soon. -
Score!
Or why it's nice to sell something ( Read more... ) -
New Works
I have several new pieces worth hearing. All are piano works. Most are short. All can be found on my spiffy new updated page. (Actually, this is the front page, but what’s a shortcut between friends ( Read more... ) -
Two in one for December
Well, I should by all rights have posted about this last month, but the concert came and went. It wasn't perfect, but all considered, it wasn't too bad. No catastrophic failures, though it was a near thing. There's a rapid-fire brass dialog that opens the third movement. Certain entrances were missed. Normally this wouldn't be such a big deal, but ( Read more... ) -
Ongoing drama of rehearsing an orchestra
Well, we're a few weeks into rehearsals on the symphony now. Still rough. Most of the winds are only now arriving. And I'd swear the strings slid backwords a bit. Trommelfeur commented that she recalled that the second or third rehearsal always seemed worse than the first, as energy had flagged. Hadn't thought about that, but that seems correct. ( Read more... ) -
Upcoming Performance
On Sunday November 5th 2006 the Marshall Philharmonic orchestra will perform a concert program that will include my second symphony. The music director, Charles Ferguson, will conduct Mozart's Horn Concerto no. 3 in E-flat Major and I believe the last two movements of Debussy's Nocturnes for orchestra. I shall conduct the symphony. The concert is ( Read more... )