So, it looks like I have to spend money tomorrow ( Read more... )

So, I got my financial aid offer from MSM today. They offered $1500 in work-study, and the remainder in loans. One of the loans is subsidized, which means the government covers the interest until the deferment period is over. The other two aren't subsidized. The interest on one of the loans would be $2,312 in the first year alone. So it looks ( Read more... )

So, my day in brief ( Read more... )

Here's a duet you may not be expecting.

Today I ended up downtown with mis-matched shoes: one New Balance, one FUBU. It was an honest mistake.

Tomorrow I'm participating in a recording session with Alan Jones, Chris Mosley, Dave Speranza and Alan's friend , Heidi (a singer from Austria). It's going to be fun.

Today is also the Persian New Year. We had special glazed muffins to

Check out this link for some recent photos of me, in which I look not at all like a cretin. I got a last-minute call from Nancy King last week (12:30 PM) saying that Steve Christofferson was sick, and could I make a gig in Seattle at 7 PM. I said, "Sure." I subbed out the gig (which wasn't easy to do) and we had a great time ( Read more... )

So, I didn't make call-backs at Juilliard. They auditioned 8 people and called back 4, so I placed pretty high among all applicants. I have until April 1 to hear from Manhattan School, but I'm not going to invest too much hope into it until I hear from them. I saw some good music Tuesday evening, but most of what I saw of New York was the inside ( Read more... )

So, I arrive at JFK an hour before schedule. So far so good. I wait 45 minutes to get my suit and sleeping bag from the baggage claim, so that pretty much neutralized any benefit I saw from a short flight. I take the subway from Howard Beach to Lincoln Center, which takes about an hour. I catch Alex Kienle at the very moment he is leaving the ( Read more... )

So, I got my financial aid applications in for both Manhattan School and Juilliard, and I fly in the morning. It took almost all day to get my scholarship history form figured out and to estimate expenses for aid purposes. It's more detail-intensive that even my taxes. I also played a quick duet with Glen Moore right afterward and met his ( Read more... )

Greetings all. I'm in Boston with Tyson Stubelek. It's a good time. I have learned that if one needs to practice at New England Conservatory, one only needs to walk in the front door and into the practice rooms. I've also had the opportunity to connect with people from my past. It's been good ( Read more... )