November 28, 2020 - December 19, 2020 - Rounding Out the Orchestra - Hee Jin Yoon (Harp), Brad Dutz (Percussion), George Ko (Piano), (And as a Special Treat) 4 Part Harmony
And that, my friends, was the end of 2020. We were only half way through.
November 7, 2020 - For the Love of Composing, a Virtual Conference
I haphazardly announced that I wanted to do a virtual conference.
Our Introduction to ASMAC - The American Society of Music Arrangers and Composers
Amy "Aizhou" Liu and Blythe Schulte connected us to ASMAC.
October 17, 2020 - November 14, 2020 & January 30, 2021 - Joseph Vranas (Trumpet), Rebecca Olason (French Horn), Ric Becker (Trombone and Every Low Brass Instrument)
Our cello kid, Matteo, had a orchestra teacher who played trumpet. So Joseph Vranas came in. But the things I remember the most about...
October 10, 2020 - Aeralie Brighton (Voice)
Aeralie Brighton has a voice. She can be heard all over video games, usually given the leeway to improvise melodies. Her voice is...
October 2020 - A New Wave of Composers
Seven months in to our 17 month cohort, we picked up two new students, Bradley Carpiuc and Huxley Westemeier. I was looser on the private...
August 29, 2020 - September 26, 2020 - Winds: Ashley Jarmack, Jonathan Sacdalan, and Jonathan Stehney
August 29, 2020 - Ashley Jarmack (Flutes) & September 26, 2020 (Double Reeds) Our tour of the orchestra continued. We were through the...
August 1, 2020 - Maksim Velichkin (Cello/Composer) & August 15, 2020 - Ethan Moffitt (Double Bass)
Akira, what are we going to do with three hours?
July 25. 2020 - Karen Elaine (Viola)
"Don't look her in the eyes," I was told by the contractor.
Point Five and the Leadership Team
I'd always wanted Inception to mirror "Songland" in some way, and we were just beginning.
