Hey Everybody- Its been a long time! The hustle of getting ready for school and everything. This is my big gened semester... 3 of my 6 classes have well over 400 people in them. Kinda ridiculous, makes me feel like a statistic. In a weird way its been a let down. 3 years of SOLID music classes has led me to believe that I live in a world of ( Read more... )

What is it about the music of Ralph Vaughn Williams that makes me wish it was winter time? Perhaps his string writing, I could see a connection between his dense violin/viola harmonies being the bitter snap of the air on a cold day. Or maybe it is the pastoral quality of his melody construction, maybe this triggers me into a "pre-Christmas" state ( Read more... )

Here's the summer responsibility run-down ( Read more... )

Wow ( Read more... )

Frank Wickes is playing clarinet in symphonic winds today... I think this might be the greatest day of my life.

I really don't know what else to say witnessing this...

NAL

This is the hardest week of school I've yet to face ( Read more... )

So I just came to a realization after reading an article on ESPN's website. Since LSU doesn't really have a sworn beat-into-the-ground rival team, how about we just become known as the team that ruins dynasties? We already ruined USC's, and we have a billboard to prove it! This all came to me because ESPN is calling Duke the men's "dynasty of ( Read more... )

Hey Everybody. My apologies for vanishing for a while. School is hell right now and I'm barely holding on without the livejournal...hahaha ( Read more... )

What a great weekend. I'm not gonna babble out oozes and oozes of details cause I'm a little more reserved than that... but watching Megan and I become so close is spectacular. What a Valentine I have found. :)

More later, I need Ingas bad.

I LOOOOOOOOVVEEEE when half the wind ensemble turns around to watch me play the quietest cymbal crashes in the entire wind lit.

Later tonight there will be a rant about a certain aspect of southern culture, followed by a great Frank Wickes story. Get excited...