Upon returning home, I finally got all my grades back from the semester:

Free Jazz: A
Music & Religious Experience: A-
Concert Choir: A
Computer Music 2: B
Ear Training IV: F
Music Theory IV: WOverall GPA: 3.2 ( Read more... )

So this past weekend, I helped saracura out with her booth at the Bella Madre Festival in Harmony Park (near Austin, MN)...First two days were kinda drizzly and cool, but the last two were quite beautiful...We camped outside for all four days, with two awesome people to camp with us and had some pretty cool neighbors...Overall, I had a lot of fun, but it ( Read more... )

Wow, it's been almost a month since my last post...Holy crap, that seems like a lifetime ago...especially at the rate my lifetime has been so far ( Read more... )

So the drama of last week, pertaining to my situation with Music Theory has been mostly resolved, so I can concentrate now on the things I have to do for the rest of the semester...

In the meantime, I've also got some concerts coming up over the next couple weeks...

Friday May 1st (TOMORROW) - BEETHOVEN'S NINTH SYMPHONY(Choirs with U of MN ( Read more... )

It's certainly been a emotional rollercoaster this week at school...

As I mentioned earlier in the week, I did not pass Music Theory/Ear Training IV and I would need to withdraw from the class in order to avoid an F (I actually can only withdraw from Theory - I will get an F in Ear Training, but it's only 1 credit, so it shouldn't be *too* ( Read more... )

I wanted to report about the gigs I didn't get to play this past weekend...I wanted to mention the Bach concert I performed with the choir yesterday...I wanted to mention my practice sessions with Orkestar Bez Ime so far...

Instead I have to report this:

As of now, I have failed Music Theory/Ear Training IV...Even after getting help from TAs and ( Read more... )

So I just found out that the Crash Street Kids had major vehicle trouble in NM and are therefore not able to come up to the Cities...

Therefore my gigs on Friday and Saturday night have been canceled...

HOWEVER, the events themselves for Rock the Cause are going on as planned...

Glitter Ball at St. Olaf is still going to rock the campus...

And ( Read more... )

Here's a list of my gigs for this month:

The Crash Street Kids, a fantastic Glam Rock band from AZ, are coming to town to perform a couple benefit shows for Rock the Cause...and they've asked me to play Keyboards onstage with them again, since we had so much fun last time they were here in January...So here's the info on that:

Crash Street Kids ( Read more... )

So, I just joined a new band...

The core group of musicians who performed with me at the Ethnic Dance Theatre show a few weeks ago, have had their own group since 2004...

They perform around the region, for festivals, dances and other special events...

They're called Orkestar Bez Ime, and there are some good examples of their music on their ( Read more... )

I'm so busy right now, it's not even funny...

I've got six major gigs scheduled this month (which I'll post about tomorrow), a paper and a MaxMSP project due in four weeks, and I have to make sure I pass Music Theory...

I'll post more info on all this later...

But in the meantime, I thought I'd inflict this upon y'all:

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