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Tuesday, February 24, 2009

February 24 - If It's Tuesday It Must Be Inferno


The sun rose on Henry Purcell's When I Am Laid in Earth from Dido and Aeneas for Theory dictatation, whereupon Bruce Cooke, Jerry Kuderna, and I make deep-laid plans to fulfill new beaurocratic folderol -- the antidote being lunch at Elephant Bar. Still early enough in the semester (re paper grading) such that there's time to head to the lab and record Saul! Saul!: VI. Eldest Born of Hell and much of VII. O Fairest!


Evening class proceeds apace from the Early Renaissance with Johannes Ciconia (what kind of a name is that?) to the Late with Andrea Gabrielli and Claude Gervaise; followed by Left Bank with Doug, Owen, and one of the latter's old Theory students; and one more page of orchestration (now 10 total) of S!S!: VII.

Sunday, February 22, 2009

February 22 - Fairest of the Mall


Seven more auspicious pages of Saul! Saul!: VII. O Fairest! orchestration,




before heading back to Lick-Wimerding School and



environs (San Bruno Mountain, Daly City



San Francisco City College, Mt. Davidson, Sutro Tower)



Before the second San Francisco Composers Chamber Orchestra Free-for-All (But for You, $15), including Lisa Scola Prosek's Serenade for Trumpet and Orchestra,



David Sprung's Serendipities,



Erling Wold's Two Orchestral Waltzes for Lynne, and



and this posse,



those bouncers,



and others in Sex and the Orchestra.