Blessings

Inspiration comes in many forms and from many sources.  That is the beauty and awe of the creative forces.  When you remain open to the countless opportunities, the unexpected can become an art form.

Last week a friend heard an arrangement of a pre-existing tune I had created for the New South String Quartet.  Their comment was, "should you ever want to do another inspirational tune, please write one for my middle school string orchestra."

Touché!

A week later Blessings was created and the friend has score and parts for middle school string orchestra.  The piece is well balanced for each section of the orchestra.  Each section is required to play from their respective lower to upper strings.  The students will need to play senza vibrato as well as with vibrato.  It is an excellent example of string pedagogy using string literature.   They will perform this composition at the MMENC early 2011.

Count Down Begins

I realized that the time is fast approaching the beginning of our next adventure.  In a very short amount of time we will find ourself in the sands of the Morocco.  Looking forward to the adventure and also seeing our friend Erika.  After Morocco we will visit our friends and former neighbors now living in France.

I was reminded how quickly our travel time was approaching when Bruno, dropped by our house while on a business trip to Kansas City.  We discussed how we would meet and what our activities.  How strange to realized that a friend from France could stop by our house and it all seemed quite natural?

Labor Day Need Not Be Labored

Wow!  The Labor Day weekend has zoomed by without a hitch.  Good friends from Wichita dropped in for a whirlwind 48 hours of grazing and grog.  Fine food and fine wine makes dining a delight!  Conversation came easy and many topics were covered (dare I say), in detail. ;P

Wishing everyone a pleasant Fall season.

R-E-S-P-E-C-T for String Quartet

Last night I finished an arrangement of Otis Redding's Respect.  It is for a string quartet.  Looking forward to premiering it this coming Friday night, September 10th, at the Raphael Hotel.

Hope to see you there from 5-8 p.m.