Whoops
I keep forgetting about this page. I guess the lack of musical activity in recent weeks has snuffed any inspiration for posting, but there has been some good things going on…
Back in July I got to be a part of Bus Stop Opera: Portland. It was probably one of the most frantic and rewarding musical experiences I’ve had in a while. In two weeks I was commissioned to I write, rehearse, and conduct a little musical number. There were twelve performances in four days – a new P.R. for me. We would begin at around 9am each day at a certain bus stop or public place in downtown PDX, perform as if we were coming out the crowd (which never failed to draw some interesting reactions), and then scramble for the next bus to go to our location. We did this for about 4 hours at a time over a few weekends. Way way cool/scary/exciting. All the musicians and personnel involved were awesome and hopefully I’ll be granted the opportunity again if the project ever comes back to Portland.
In other musical news, I’ve dedicated my summer to writing the last two movements of my symphony out. They have been swirling around in my head for the last 9 years or so, so it was nice to finally write them all out. Another P.R was set while I was writing them… 57 pages in 4 weeks! I’ve been editing and inking in the score ever since. I’ll write more about this when I’m done inking them in.
In academic news, this will be my final year as a graduate student at PSU. I am just under the halfway point for my Masters of Science in Music degree, and I’ve worked out the remaining requirements for the year. If I continue at the rate I’m going at, I should be able to graduate in the summer of 2011. As part of my requirements, I have to do an “exit project.” I’ve given a lot of thought to this, and I am thinking of doing a music circus. I’ve been talking to Fletcher Nemeth about this for some time, so this would be a good excuse to finally realize the idea. More to come on that as the story develops.
