December 17 - Celestial Mechanics

Last day of Theory -- finishing up exam, plus performances of final compositions -- but first we have to get there, with the fog creeping into



Lagoon Valley,



over the



South



Lagoon



Mountains, then



south on 680



past Long



Barn,



the slopes



of



Eden,



Hovel Hills,



and Horse Farm, to



the Mothball Fleet,



Benicia Bridge and



Mt.



Diablo.



Eveyone does and sounds great, with a finale live performance by Amanda and Joe watched over by



Logan, Lisa, Oren, Ryan,



Tim, Alex, Jeff, Ross, Taylor, Brian, Pamela, Spencer, Dan,



Chase, Sammy, Matt, Stuart, Charlie, Ian, Max, Curt, and



Bernie (Will having to leave a little early for work and Ben out of the camera's range). Home eventually with a couple more orchestrated pages (3 and 4) of The Gospel According to St. Matthew: LXI. Concerto for Confusion and Contention.

May 21 - Final Solutions

Second exam period for Diablo Valley College Music Theory, finishing up test and presenting final compositions, including Quin's delightful audience-participation work, with Cheuk Lam, Thomas, the composer, Tyler, Austin, Nathan, Xavier,


Matthew, Julian A., Phil, Chris K.,



John, Cody, Andrew,



Michael, Julian L.,



Will, Glendan, Samantha, Chris W., Matt,



Scott, Alana, and our wonderful pianist-associate; and many other excellent performances including guitar solos from



Cody and



Will, and



Samantha's heavenly harp.



Extended session in the lab, finishing the orchestration of and recording Elijah Rock: IX. Roar (Elijah and the People), then to


Chamber Arts to take in San Francisco Cabaret Opera rehearsals of The Touch with Dalyte and William,



The Golden Axe with Indre and



Wayne, all watched over by



Alex at the piano. After, there's even time to begin the orchestration (five pages thus far) of



Elijah: X. May (Jezebel and Elijah).