Some months ago, this video was all the rage on liberal blogs and websites. Then, after a while, it became a bit passe to invoke it at all. But, I decided to watch it again. You know, it still gets me. I get a little misty-eyed watching it. Go ahead and make fun of me…

         Please join me and the composers of Random Access Music this Saturday, Oct. 18 for a concert of six world premieres of music written especially for the Iktus Percussion Ensemble. Included on the concert will be:  David Fetherolf: Whispers to Roars Jonathan Pieslak: Dancers of a Fractured Method Erin Rogers: Jubba…

One of my all-time favorite tunes–evocative of the way I’m feeling these days:  but, are those pink things cows or aliens or what?

We’ve now completed four performances of The Gargoyle Garden, and each performance has been better than the previous. I feel like the production has really hit its stride–the make-up looks great, the stage action is getting sharp, the lighting crew is hitting every cue, and the singing is good. The audience response has been phenomenal–especially…

Tickets for Gargoyle Garden are now on sale online! Follow these links to purchase tickets: Sat 8/9 @ 7:45 Sun 8/10 @ 5:30 Wed 8/13 @ 5:15 Sun 8/17 @ 2:30 Wed 8/20 @ 8 We got back to a music rehearsal last night (monday, 7/28) after taking the previous two sessions to work on…

We have finished our first two rehearsals for Gargoyle Garden. On Tuesday (7/15) and Wednesday, the cast met and began the long, hard work of learning the music to the show. Everyone was high-energy and enthusiastic, and we made alot of headway into the score. But, after three grueling hours on Tuesday, I could see…