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On Friday, February 29 the University of Kansas Men’s Glee Club will perform on the evening concert at KMEA in Wichita, KS (8:45 PM). Directed by my friend and colleague Tod Fish, the group will perform a variety of works, including an arrangement of Enosh by fellow KU-composer Doug Helvering, and a new choral [...] My apologies for not posting much these days. I’ve been busy working on a number of different tasks, and it’s difficult to keep a running commentary on them. First of all, Tu Qui Consortem had its world premiere last Friday evening at Trinity Lutheran Church here in Lawrence, KS. The Men’s Chorus sang well, [...] Recently I finished a piece for Men’s Chorus titled Tu Qui Consortem. As you may have guessed from the title, it’s on a Latin text by the Roman poet Propertius (c. 60 – 15 BCE). The text is quite touching – it’s a war poem in which a mortally wounded soldier (Gallus) addresses another [...] Last Wednesday I had a realization: I was about to walk into my last day of regular, academic classes as a student… ever. Classes ended this week at KU, which means I just finished my last semester of academic coursework. Of course, I still have finals to take, but it’s a great feeling to [...] Today I received notice that I won the 2006-7 Anthony B. Cius Award, given to the outstanding student composer at KU for the year. It’s a nice honor, and I’m deeply grateful. My good friend Dan Forrest won it last year, so I’m definitely in good company. Plus, I get to have my name [...] If you are in the Lawrence area, I recommend coming to see the play “Keely and Du.” It’s a controversial play that explores the gray areas of… well, you’ll just have to come find out for yourself. Nota bene: the play is not recommended for people under 16. When: April 4 – 12 [...] Tomorrow morning I’m off to St. Louis to attend the premiere of my new composition, titled “Div.” It should be a fun trip since I’m traveling with some members of the KU Helianthus ensemble, namely Mike Kirkendoll, Mary Fukushima, and Nathanael May. I’ve worked with Mike and Mary before, since they performed a piece [...] A I mentioned in my last post, I’m working on some music for a play my wife is directing at KU called “Keely and Du.” Tonight I finished the music for the very end, when the lights go down. It’s not the most uplifting play, if the music gives any indication of that. [...] Wow, I feel like I need to brush the dust off of this site. Sorry for not posting in a while. This semester is busy beyond belief for me, but thankfully it is my last semester of classes! Composition update: I finished the commission from the KU Helianthus I Ensemble. The resulting piece is [...] And so begins (hopefully) my last semester taking classes at KU. Don’t get me wrong, I still have lots left to do, such as theory projects, a recital, comps, orals, and a dissertation, but this should be my last semester of coursework. Considering that this is my 2nd semester exclusively in the doctoral program, that’s not bad. My previous year was an overlap from the Master’s degree. |
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