new mus(ings)ic

(w/apologies to Gabriel at Going Along for the stolen format)

With apologies for lengthy absence (who knew doctoral programs could be so busy?), this is just a brief note to break the surface tension. We’re midway across Iowa at the moment, heading toward the home of brother-in-law Dan and his wife Teresa–and their brand new baby! Fun fun. I’m on spring break for the next week, and looking forward to spending it with fam friends such as these. I’ll also hopefully be visiting with my old office- and house-mate from my first foray into grad school, Luke Dahn, who is now teaching at Northwestern College–the same school as Dan-in-law. Funny how these things turn out.

Side note: De Profundis has been trimmed from two to one performance, only in April now. Late empty slots on the performers roster necessitated a change in plans, but at least it is still on the docket for later in the spring.I hope to take the time to write a bit more here over the coming week.

I’ve been listening widely, as usual, with ears particularly tuned to sounds like Steven Mackey, Louis Andriessen, and that whole Bang on a Can crowd. I’ve also managed to bring along some theology books, the lack of which in my regular reading has been sorely felt over the past months: C.S. Lewis, Bonhoeffer, and Bishop Kallistos Ware. An interesting mix, I think. We’ll have to see how that works out.