die live

last night was the d.i.e. concert. it went quite well, in my opinion. no performance is perfect but at least i felt that i played well. i wanted to make the performance special, since it was my last d.i.e. concert on campus. i thought it was very special, indeed.

not very many people showed up to the concert, which was unusual. normally students are trying to get in last minute extra credit points and so we normally have a decent crowd. tonight was one of our smaller crowds, i guess. they were a bit subdued, as well, it seemed. what was funny to me was that throughout the performance it was difficult to see the audience and so you couldn't really tell how big the audience was until they brought up the lights. so for me, in a way, i almost forgot the audience was there. i'm not sure if that is good or bad or if it just means i was really focused on creating good music.


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tonight is the wind ensemble concert and i hope no one shows up to that. we'll be playing in meng concert hall and if you are interested in what we are playing, here is an example....Show tunes from Porgy and Bess. if you like that kind of thing, then come on down!


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in a world with so few good teachers, we are lucky to find one that inspires us, and well, to steal a line from a great teacher who does just that, one that sets us free. i don't know if i've found that yet in my musicological studies. i don't think i'm set free yet but i do think i am going down a good path. i think the real test will be when i go off to london and study out there. we'll see!


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as the semester comes to a close, what i have left on my plate in terms of music are a music history paper, a jury, and then outside of that are finals. i am almost done with cal state fullerton. can't believe it.