i got my finale 2001 upgrade today, hot off the presses (or whatever it is you say these days to indicate you got it when it first came out). installed it, registered it and booted it up and took a spin on the first movement of my first symphony, just to check out display issues and playback. it was pretty damned fabulous ( Read more... )

so i was catching up on livejournal postings earlier this evening and thought to myself, "i think it's time for a livejournal facelift" and set out to find a new theme to apply to my journal. after looking at every single available theme, i didn't find one i liked that i hadn't already used. that was frustrating ( Read more... )

today, i had a meeting with the maestra. she came over to hear my choral pieces. she liked them. what's more, she's in the running for the artistic director position with the hollywood master chorale. if she gets it, i get commissions. which is cool beyond measure ( Read more... )

so this was the weekend of my symphony. it was awesome. the week before was a bit stressful, as i didn't meet my deadlines. however, it all got done and performed. saturday night at the arboretum was good. there were a few bits in the first movement that didn't really come off, but the second movement was a smash hit and the third movement-- ( Read more... )

i'm composing. it's the best thing in the world. i love it. i can't wait to hear this piece played live.

oh, and i figured out that if i was a radical faerie, my faerie name would be lucious apricot.

it's close to the end of the work day and i'm having one of those end of day headaches. not a hugely painful one, but i can feel that it's been caused by the day's tension and the extreme panic this time of year at my job puts me in ( Read more... )

I've been a busy little beaver this weekend ( Read more... )

I'm working to get myself on track to be much more effective in both my personal and professional lives. Trying to eliminate crap, be a better composer, continue my spiritual practices, be a good dog owner, stay healthy and now to take on more responsibility at work is a lot. I want a love life as well. This means I have to eliminate bad habits ( Read more... )