Wow, has it really been three weeks since I've done a personal LJ post??

Well, it's about time I do that thing...And I've definitely got some good things to report...

Most importantly, this past Tuesday, I finished the film score...Or more specifically, I finished notating the score - I will later have to do some finishing touches (dynamic and ( Read more... )

Hope you all had a fantastic Halloween!
I know I did...OBI got to play a private party and it was much much fun...

And now we have another gig coming up this Saturday!

North East Accordion Festival

Saturday November 7th
Northeast Middle School
2955 Hayes St NE, Mpls.

Orkestar Bez Ime - 3:45PM (1/2 SET)

And performing directly AFTER us...

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Here's some upcoming gig info...and not just about ME...

Orkestar Bez Ime will be performing at
the Tapestry Folkdance Center Fall Workshop in Minneapolis

Saturday, October 24th
8:30pm - 11:30pm

Cost is $10

We also have a Halloween show coming up next week ( Read more... )

I think I've mentioned how, this semester, I feel like a "real" composer...I should qualify that: I've always been a "real" composer...But these classes are beginning to make me see my craft with a newer depth and understanding...

My 20th Century Theory class has made me a believer in atonal music...I know a lot of you might argue that atonal ( Read more... )

So my brother Ryan is returning home from Iraq after six months...

Oh wait...Did I forget to tell y'all that my brother was in Iraq? Yeah, I guess there's a part of my life that I don't always share here in the interwebs (like my brother's tour of duty) but his return means a lot to me right now...

Ryan is my only sibling: he is 12 years younger ( Read more... )

Man, I'm tired...holy cow...I'd like to take a nap but there's too much to do...

I'll take a moment, however, to do a little update...

School

School is keeping me WAY busy...

20th Century Theory is going better than expected...Still challenging, but I'd doing pretty good so far...20th Century Ear-Training is sucking, however, and I'm going to ( Read more... )

So this semester is difficult, no doubt, although I feel like it's going to be worth it...I got a shit load of books for my theory classes and also for film score research - only two of the books I got (Strauss & Levine) were assigned; the rest I got on recommendation or from my own research...The books I got include ( Read more... )

My band Orkestar Bez Ime just got a surprise gig out
at the Minnesota Renaissance Festival
this coming Saturday (Oct. 3rd)!

We will be donning our best "period" Rogarian cloths
and playing for all our Festie friends and patrons...

We have two 1/2 hour shows:

Saturday October 3rd
Queen's Pub (Near the Gypsy Stage)

1:30pm
3:30pmYou may possibly ( Read more... )

So here is a not-so-brief update, for those of you who've been inquiring on my class load this semester...
As I said before, because I passed my Theory IV exam a few weeks ago, this will be my last semester as an undergrad!! I'm very excited ( Read more... )

The last two weeks have been a virtual whirlwind of activity:

* Took my Theory IV exam on Tuesday evening (Sept. 1st).

* On Wednesday, Sept. 2nd, drove with saracura for 10 hours, down to a campsite in Illinois...Found out that I PASSED MY EXAM - and proceeded to cry like a girl for awhile...Guess three months of waiting and wondering were wearing on me ( Read more... )