new mus(ings)ic

It’s hard to teach when the sun is finally out again. A full wall of windows looking at an actual blue sky lends itself to focused work for neither myself nor my students. Ugh. At least I have flashy new dry-erase markers.
New Music Festival this weekend at BSU. Friday night at 8pm my Elegy will [...]

(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! [...]

Be soothed, gentle reader. I have not abandoned you, but merely sought to deepen our bond in silent fellowship. And look! Now I speak again!
First snow today! Sort of. It snowed over Thanksgiving in Michigan when we were at my mom’s house, and I even got to drive a little in that–first snow driving since [...]

I’ve been wildly busy keeping up with school over the past two weeks, and will be again this week (especially after a weekend spent in Michigan visiting family and friends, but not getting any work done to speak of), so I haven’t been writing here. I just thought I’d jot down a note before [...]

I haven’t written for a bit, mostly because I’m swamped at the moment, but for those who care there is much to mention. I’ll have to do a highlights reel instead of a big thing, then. You know, for the fans.

We made it to Muncie, of course. On the way we saw [...]

School update, reprise:
Since last time we’ve managed to finish one class (complete with all four papers) and get half way through another. The (ambitious) plan is to finish the work for this one over the weekend–a couple of book reviews and a paper. Oh, and finish listening to the lectures (it’s a distance [...]