upcoming projects

now that the fall concerts are starting to wrap up, its time to get back to composing. over the next few months i'm going to try and document my progress on a few projects, as well as update my program notes for my concert at the cerritos center. much has been said here and here about the pablum that is printed in concert promotion and program notes. i'm going to give a wholehearted stab at writing something that will demystify my music and make it more accessible to the audience. i'm also planning a slew of new instrumental pieces as well as writing the libretto for my next vocal/instrumental piece.

one of the best things of having an ensemble is the time between composing and rehearsing is pretty short. i've performed/rehearsed summerland and retrace our steps enough times to have learned some lessons. besides fixing problems in my technique, its become important to write music that is nearly-playable out of the box, right now there just isn't the time to obsess about ornate counterpoint or intricate musical puzzles, unless the demand is lowered a bit. i feel through this process i'm becoming a more practical and more focused composer.