It's graduation weekend. There's not a hotel room to be found in town at the moment, so if you didn't book a year in advance, you're out of luck.

Ten years ago yesterday, I graduated with a Bachelor's in Music and Certificate in Piano Pedagogy. Ten years. Where did the time go?

Tomorrow evening is the high school choir's concert. They're doing some ( Read more... )

The two choirs I accompany for are performing in a choral music festival tomorrow.

Program for the Middle School:
Je Le Vous Dirai! (I'll Tell You Waht I Know!) A madrigal. If I could just get all of the notes, all of the time, it would be funner to play. I don't think they'd like to sing it at my preferred tempo. ;)
Shoshone Love Song. It's beautiful ( Read more... )

Tomorrow morning I am in running in my first 5K race for the year: The Frost or Fog. It will actually be neither frosty nor foggy, though we've had plenty of that around here the past few weeks. It warmed up today and tomorrow it will be partly cloudy and 61F/16C.

More races planned for 2011 (so far):

• Feb. 12 -- Habitat Home Run, benefiting Habitat ( Read more... )

I found out yesterday the school district has cut everyone's pay salary, including my stipend. I'll be out around $200 less than I originally planed on ( Read more... )

The middle school's choral concert went well this evening. Something tripped the fire alarm (no, there was no fire!) during the band's performance and we had a brief intermission while the school admins turned it off. I was thankful it wasn't during the choir's selections.

I recorded the choral portion with my little Sanza Fuze and uploaded my ( Read more... )

Christmas cards have all gone in the post! Hopefully, they all arrive before Christmas! I am happy to send more out if you missed my first request post here

Last rehearsal for the Middle School choir was this morning. Their concert is tonight at 6pm in the new gymnasium.

Yesterday, the choral director was requesting her students educate their ( Read more... )

Just back from accompanying for the choral concert tonight. WOW! The funnest one I've played for them yet! What a difference playing on a nice piano makes! They moved the piano from the school over to the hall where the concert was held. I didn't have to play on that old, ugly, clunky thing of a piano like I have for the past several years.

The High School Choir concert is tonight! On the program:

♫  Cantate Domino
♫  May Joyful Music Fill the Air
♫  Caroling, Caroling
♫  Blue Christmas
♫  Baby, It's Cold Outside
♫  Carol of the Bells
♫  I'm Yours (Jason Mraz)
♫  Glory, Glory Halleluia!

Upcoming gigs/concerts:
12/11   Christmas party gig
12/12   Studio Piano Recital
12/14   Middle School Choir ( Read more... )

Thursday
I played my church gig Thursday morning. It meant I couldn't participate in the local Run for Food 5K race, so myself and a friend ran it after church. We opted to run the trail rather than the park road. Much more scenic that way. It was a bit nippy but the sun was shinning. Thanksgiving lunch at grandma's in the afternoon. Food coma ( Read more... )

It's expected to reach 24F/-4C tonight. Brrrr!

Made the recording with the soprano today. Not some of my best playing but considering I had only 4 days to learn 3 pieces (1 very difficult,1 challenging, and 1 easy) and only one rehearsal with the vocalist - not bad either ( Read more... )