Saturday, April 25th, 2009
Come and support new, original music from rising composers next Tuesday, May 5th at 5pm in War Memorial Chapel. There will be works performed by 9 current BJU undergrad and grad students (including myself!) – students of Dan Forrest and Joan Pinkston. The only drawback is that it is during exam week. But you’ll probably need a break from your cramming and studying, so make plans to come to a recital you won’t regret going to.
Thursday, April 16th, 2009
Come hear my choir – the BJU Concert Choir – Friday night (tomorrow!) at 7pm in War Memorial Chapel. We’ll be performing a delightful program of “sleep” music. The title of the concert is “What Dreams May Come.” Works include:
- Slumber Time – Norman Luboff
- O Schone Nacht – Brahms
- Soneto de la Noche – Morten Lauridsen
- Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening – Randall Thompson
- Sleep – Eric Whitacre
- Seal Lullaby – Eric Whitacre
- Much more…
Can you think of a better way to start your weekend? I submit that you can not.
Wednesday, April 8th, 2009
In preparation for my grad degree in composition, I decided it was time to look around for a MIDI keyboard to make notation a bit easier for myself. So my parents and I started scouting the web and found a terrific deal on eBay.
Here it is. My new M-Audio KeyStudio 49i, complete with Pro Tools M Powered 8!! Needless to say, I didn’t get any homework done this afternoon after I picked it up from the post office. Normally this keyboard doesn’t ship with Pro Tools – you have to buy it separately (about $300 from m-audio’s website). But we were able to get the keyboard I wanted with the software just “thrown in” for good measure for less than the normal selling price of the keyboard itself. Not a bad deal, eh?
I haven’t much chance to do much with it yet, but I have tried it out. I’ll let you know later what I really think of it – although my first impression is pretty much… “SWEET!” Thanks Dad and Mom for the early graduation present!
Wednesday, April 1st, 2009
Next month, my most recent choral piece, “I Heard the Voice of Jesus Say,” will be performed as part of a student composition recital. The recital will feature recent works by about 9 or so current and up-and-coming composition students here at Bob Jones. I was just informed about this yesterday, and I’m excited that my piece was chosen to be among those performed in the recital. Tentatively, it is scheduled for Tuesday, May 5th at 5pm (which is during exam/commencement week here). Make plans to come if you can!
