May 24 - Having Fun Yet...

Exam continuation and Final Compositions in Theory, including wonderful work by Katie, Jason, Mitch,

Miranda,

Robert,

Brandon,

Dave, and

Michael --

and seemingly a good time is had by all... it has been a great pleasure to be with these folks four days a week since January...

After lingering with Mona, Michael, and Dave -- head out to a late lunch at

Elephant

Bar, continuing to grade papers for the last meeting of the evening class, making the way musichistoricalogically all the way to present times, and, again, it has been a pleasant situation with these folks since the beginning of the semester, as well.

Stop in briefly to thank Owen and the DVC Philharmonic Orchestra for playing New Big People Old Trouble So Sunday, then make the way home to continue the day's activities, including

composing page 4 of Psalm 57 (a version of King David: IX. Pity!)
pdf'ing Three Places in America (Op. 13): II. Lexington, Kentucky
transferring Cats, Dogs, and Divas (Op. 104) via email from PC to Mac
incorporating an 18th video clip into the Camino Real: Block 9 video.

April 11 - Tales from the Trips

Write up the 4/8/11 SF Symphony concert at 21st-centurymusic.blogspot.com in the form of a

Goldilocks and the

Three Bears trope and send to Doreen for publication in this Friday's Commuter Times,

then off to DVC for dictation / board-harmony on Paul McCartney's Yesterday, followed by presentation of Cats, Dogs, and Divas: XVI. The Proposition. Coffee and lab time follow, preparing to put Ecclesiastes: X. Dead Flies up at the International Music Score Library Project, composing page 7 of Psalm 52, and recording Henry Miller in Brooklyn: VIII. Love Song, IX. At the Club, and X. Paris.

Home almost simultaneously with Harriet, and, after a time, transfer Crystal Series (Op. 32) via email from desktop to laptop, and bring the Camino Real: Block 7 video up to two minutes.