pbe concert

well, the concert went pretty well in some respects. the performance was really shakey on the fearless leader piece but everyone seems to agree that we came together on the last piece, 11/25/05. that piece is a really simple modular piece that has three sections with the middle being the most contrasting of the two surrounding sections. the greatest moment was when i ended up finishing the piece. something i have never done before. it was the unwritten oboe solo that was finally realized. hilarious really. but everyone seemed to like it. i have never ended a modular piece before because it always sounded kind of weak in rehearsal when we'd done it in d.i.e. in the past. i guess i've grown as a player so it showed in the performance. i hope that paul will have a recording of the concert up so you (and really so that i) can hear the piece.

i stole this pic from paul's blog because i like it and it's the most recent one i have of me and my friends.

at last!

i checked my unofficial transcript online and my degree has finally been posted!

i am a college grad. i am exstatic. i also received word from royal holloway that they received my final transcripts and have changed my status of acceptance from conditional to unconditional, which means i am definately accepted as a graduate student in their ehtnomusicology program. next step for me? i need to mail out my accomodation application. i already paid for the deposit via the internet. so that is practically taken care of. after that, i wait for a letter in the post from rhul regarding my FAFSA loan amount and registration. i imagine this will all come together by mid-July. exciting.

i am going to try to take some 16th century counterpoint lessons this summer with lloyd rodgers. i need to remind carl to get me his copy of the y...man book (can't remember the authors name). i recently checked out the fux. fun read. go socratic method! i might pdf my paper and post it. i'll have to remember to bring it up to the office with me next week and do that. it's very easy to do and does not waste paper.

shameless.

this weekend is the paul bailey ensemble concert at Whittier College. They will be performing as part of the REAL NEW MUSIC FESTIVAL. I think the web site is: www.realnewmusic.com. I will be performing with the group for this one time only event! Tickets are fairly inexpensive I hear so it's worth checking out. The music should definately be something worth listening to.


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