tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-42582473695317734402024-02-19T23:39:42.316-08:00Mark Alburger, 2009Mark Alburgerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04055921666168067641noreply@blogger.comBlogger366125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4258247369531773440.post-41121951526347536242010-01-01T03:00:00.000-08:002010-12-03T23:40:35.937-08:00Music, Pictures, Words<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjsY93c1pH4S7YmMuHm7xSi9e8ALQSo45dP1ZtoyRe4yO0m60HkxqvgnQeDX1GxK0EhAk8Lu3VzpR6XQ73Vz6DKgQWC8W2qt-jHUUIQUnbk5t5atfsRY_NdDonQ7qg0a6vxxO_K9A2tmE_/s1600-h/1957AlburgerMark100101BlackAndWhite.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 378px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjsY93c1pH4S7YmMuHm7xSi9e8ALQSo45dP1ZtoyRe4yO0m60HkxqvgnQeDX1GxK0EhAk8Lu3VzpR6XQ73Vz6DKgQWC8W2qt-jHUUIQUnbk5t5atfsRY_NdDonQ7qg0a6vxxO_K9A2tmE_/s400/1957AlburgerMark100101BlackAndWhite.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422593438468401650" border="0" /></a><br />Daily Blog<br /><a href="http://markalburger2011.blogspot.com">markalburger2011.blogspot.com</a> (2010-2011)<br /><a href="http://markalburger2010.blogspot.com/">markalburger2010.blogspot.com</a> (2010)<br /><a href="http://markalburger2009.blogspot.com/">markalburger2009.blogspot.com</a> (2009)<br /><a href="http://markalburger2008.blogspot.com/">markalburger2008.blogspot.com </a>(2008)<br /><a href="http://markalburger.blogspot.com/">markalburger.blogspot.com</a> (2008)<br /><a href="http://myspace.com/markalburger">myspace.com/markalburger</a> (2007)<br /><br />Video<br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/DrMarkAlburger">youtube.com/user/DrMarkAlburger</a><br /><br />Past and Upcoming Events<br /><a href="http://markalburgerevents.blogspot.com/">markalburgerevents.blogspot.com</a><br /><br />Complete Works (In Progress, Always)<br /><a href="http://markalburgerworks.blogspot.com/">markalburgerworks.blogspot.com</a><br /><br />Music History (Textbook)<br /><a href="http://markalburgermusichistory.blogspot.com/">markalburgermusichistory.blogspot.com</a><br /><br />21st-Century Music (Online Versions of the Monthly Journal)<br /><a href="http://21st-centurymusic.com/">21st-centurymusic.com</a> (Archive)<br /><a href="http://21st-centurymusic.blogspot.com/">21st-centurymusic.blogspot.com</a> (In Progress, Always)<br /><br />Performing Groups<br /><a href="http://sfcco.org/">sfcco.org</a><br />(San Francisco Composers Chamber Orchestra)<br /><a href="http://goathall.org/">goathall.org </a><br />(San Francisco Cabaret Opera / Goat Hall Productions)<br /><br />Facebook<br /><a href="http://http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=546460824">facebook.com/profile.php?id=546460824</a>Mark Alburgerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04055921666168067641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4258247369531773440.post-46939643124740528762009-12-31T23:30:00.000-08:002010-01-02T21:59:45.620-08:00December 31 - Envoi<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNihQG9-9CkHWfZfM7BaDhmZVvSRM9Xwu_bD5ybZNyO_RAYYOE7m5-HqcrMENnu5SfqRhXav9l7lZnY4qWer1rvnRM6d0aQZk4PtwIFLG4yJS1qMxXZXbwmEjAdrnwfthgX9ECdIqcVokb/s1600-h/000015CaliforniaSolano680SulfurSpringsMountains091231TelephotoGeneral.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNihQG9-9CkHWfZfM7BaDhmZVvSRM9Xwu_bD5ybZNyO_RAYYOE7m5-HqcrMENnu5SfqRhXav9l7lZnY4qWer1rvnRM6d0aQZk4PtwIFLG4yJS1qMxXZXbwmEjAdrnwfthgX9ECdIqcVokb/s400/000015CaliforniaSolano680SulfurSpringsMountains091231TelephotoGeneral.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422327589771017506" border="0" /></a><br />Bassoon parts of <span style="font-style: italic;">Pini di Surriento</span> and <span style="font-style: italic;">Salome Suite</span> generated, <span style="font-style: italic;">The Gospel According to St. Matthew: L. The Last Judgement / The Annointment</span> orchestrated, Journals mailed, up and out with Harriet down the 680 corridor,<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjC1n3pGs1m8lUeUlSV74u7VJoivrqjEG18ZGpjIG-YflD-fMm8PxhCb05UrhyUeuby7GnL0nGFSaIagIb6ToQhSSNhl2ALcpfvhtUO0h1hCo72F8uORT-p8MacHtgrfw0GvXucyleuW57/s1600-h/000015CaliforniaContraCostaMtDiablo091231Detail.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 305px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjC1n3pGs1m8lUeUlSV74u7VJoivrqjEG18ZGpjIG-YflD-fMm8PxhCb05UrhyUeuby7GnL0nGFSaIagIb6ToQhSSNhl2ALcpfvhtUO0h1hCo72F8uORT-p8MacHtgrfw0GvXucyleuW57/s400/000015CaliforniaContraCostaMtDiablo091231Detail.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422331750883239906" border="0" /></a><br />past Mt. Diablo's<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-8DNaHmK1YEeDW_FoO75BPIpuvIoqHyuHbuAmDgHnUbiP1N8UlZRIY8VyO2HPWAKcbV2EBdzw_LJRrZy16qnD9YcrUlVyWrt_if3-aaT_Hx_B1U7CEpYRKcIaqeNVb9hNJaOPlbBQ49eo/s1600-h/000015CaliforniaContraCostaDiablo091231FoothillsOaksFlowersDetailDetail.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 227px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-8DNaHmK1YEeDW_FoO75BPIpuvIoqHyuHbuAmDgHnUbiP1N8UlZRIY8VyO2HPWAKcbV2EBdzw_LJRrZy16qnD9YcrUlVyWrt_if3-aaT_Hx_B1U7CEpYRKcIaqeNVb9hNJaOPlbBQ49eo/s400/000015CaliforniaContraCostaDiablo091231FoothillsOaksFlowersDetailDetail.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422332650747475362" border="0" /></a><br />foothills,<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyj_Rht-0Txvqwzxt6BiNPnpj2Kr9BkG7AWcUDZw_Q8td130rbJElZRPA0YLGVZ6h_Aq9kCS25lMKqKLFTeE7HUxv4us6G9_zg4v2keXJPIwXYIqYX_SaBJI-NqugLabaoI9LhNcygZFHl/s1600-h/000015CaliforniaAlamedaSunol091231MaguirePeaksApproachDetailDetailDetail.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 280px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyj_Rht-0Txvqwzxt6BiNPnpj2Kr9BkG7AWcUDZw_Q8td130rbJElZRPA0YLGVZ6h_Aq9kCS25lMKqKLFTeE7HUxv4us6G9_zg4v2keXJPIwXYIqYX_SaBJI-NqugLabaoI9LhNcygZFHl/s400/000015CaliforniaAlamedaSunol091231MaguirePeaksApproachDetailDetailDetail.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422346906136394898" border="0" /></a><br />towards Sunol's Maguire Peaks,<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4Yn0sqnwKiUzkVG95sLjK5nEUV-SzrEbvb8Kiz3yuVr5EEcRkBn5wa6i0xC3AyZX7ycvO3MZ3BxhBpC2yR8INHsrbVesolpQM40yfCaBax8djlkh-qpH3CGeaGNoo19FywWeRv0-SV2IG/s1600-h/000015CaliforniaAlamedaMissionMonumentPeaks091231.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 234px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4Yn0sqnwKiUzkVG95sLjK5nEUV-SzrEbvb8Kiz3yuVr5EEcRkBn5wa6i0xC3AyZX7ycvO3MZ3BxhBpC2yR8INHsrbVesolpQM40yfCaBax8djlkh-qpH3CGeaGNoo19FywWeRv0-SV2IG/s400/000015CaliforniaAlamedaMissionMonumentPeaks091231.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422347857251500754" border="0" /></a><br />delivering a transcript to LaVerne's in Fremont, near Mission and Monument, then farther<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVCncZY7xb-DmLXtoA0xBbWk3O85FOmeo_pR3ExCGAj3hmpBwiNXW_TcOSA-ps1QB3TFIjKZWEbE-jo6jkxzWrg99VVexQlOghNv9SzBbMplMrgQDxvVzi1m-bSx8qeCBGmK61zTbwMeJL/s1600-h/000015CaliforniaSantaClaraSanJose091231SantaCruzMountainsTelephoto.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 256px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVCncZY7xb-DmLXtoA0xBbWk3O85FOmeo_pR3ExCGAj3hmpBwiNXW_TcOSA-ps1QB3TFIjKZWEbE-jo6jkxzWrg99VVexQlOghNv9SzBbMplMrgQDxvVzi1m-bSx8qeCBGmK61zTbwMeJL/s400/000015CaliforniaSantaClaraSanJose091231SantaCruzMountainsTelephoto.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422348417651909074" border="0" /></a><br />south through greater San Jose to<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuKQ_2cZisYzRluS59K-jm3JhLpOgU99xRuSGpjm-AvhLSleixtFsTZJiqa6E2RbzC8MKUMteMjFHsYgAE5GFOnwH3jIxyB2kFEXDSjISjOJEFLVEc-0Pkj8w7r2gBbsR9lul7X1toQMdN/s1600-h/000015CaliforniaSanBenito152PachecoRange091231.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 201px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuKQ_2cZisYzRluS59K-jm3JhLpOgU99xRuSGpjm-AvhLSleixtFsTZJiqa6E2RbzC8MKUMteMjFHsYgAE5GFOnwH3jIxyB2kFEXDSjISjOJEFLVEc-0Pkj8w7r2gBbsR9lul7X1toQMdN/s400/000015CaliforniaSanBenito152PachecoRange091231.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422352797451036642" border="0" /></a><br />Route 152 beyond Gilroy<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7-FJw6kjyDzMYQukA1XlnBZMXnrDZiX-Wk2VGgb9nB3m5NLt3I7NZIpgCBiVQ7Zbfudk7e16d62N1WptHOweIzQnVUUoIskDQEGZRPGyqQEnZSCywBbgoRQXJUCQk2zSX09gjntnixlT6/s1600-h/000015CaliforniaSantaClara152PachecoFoothills091231GrassOakCanyonDetailDetailDetail.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 170px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7-FJw6kjyDzMYQukA1XlnBZMXnrDZiX-Wk2VGgb9nB3m5NLt3I7NZIpgCBiVQ7Zbfudk7e16d62N1WptHOweIzQnVUUoIskDQEGZRPGyqQEnZSCywBbgoRQXJUCQk2zSX09gjntnixlT6/s400/000015CaliforniaSantaClara152PachecoFoothills091231GrassOakCanyonDetailDetailDetail.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422366380220031938" border="0" /></a><br />up<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGV9ILVVHrT1392gHw4Laa0tGHhQZ5YlHaApUHx-Mnzxb-fA9iHMTumJVNUaWQAkBMjDkSscZQwIHA8HtCrEtehqzoyfzzroj_lZcmk21KsBu4w64bSqOSJ8YuCvOjaAg1VcfGfWWlGeAM/s1600-h/000015CaliforniaSantaClara152PachecoCanhyon091231CasaDeFruta.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 124px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGV9ILVVHrT1392gHw4Laa0tGHhQZ5YlHaApUHx-Mnzxb-fA9iHMTumJVNUaWQAkBMjDkSscZQwIHA8HtCrEtehqzoyfzzroj_lZcmk21KsBu4w64bSqOSJ8YuCvOjaAg1VcfGfWWlGeAM/s400/000015CaliforniaSantaClara152PachecoCanhyon091231CasaDeFruta.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422359358444620626" border="0" /></a><br />Pacheco<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKwAlw2SrEvIu4xqdcDVSiPvypvbVPb9IO6CE4ajxTMKuzz1dlSUoJDJCTqCerwMZ3LNSPYPfP-26duI7i5uQ0gZs-IrSC6JzDlNvSp4UhVGIqVAFy0orQFjxFZNEEJqyE4B8IBGqwZf64/s1600-h/000015CaliforniaSantaClara152PachecoCanyon091231StormCloudsDetail.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 249px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKWYXTayd4yM_k5bTxHPnwcks1GRKpcjrqj3nXyB-MXqscrbjtXyhcSbvK9ZFeiiXNLKmgKIhdEuPRQ-BDAgmQtxOF1m_9ER7onTzQ1A-CrOPLhN4sR7zLLrS8QkYVZiqB7V0hMGJDpiFg/s400/000015CaliforniaSantaClara152PachecoCanyon091231Sycamores.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422367069478015714" border="0" /></a><br />the<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFaxlHCDp9vR51TmxHZvM-2YOrb2YCyba-B2XZSdRbD3aO6cqdON019Q1ia10kIswC9SDBo_Qy_99_GBRExZ4LgdFql_z8ChyHF5iA7giivP5xmI5c02_UGpsWJOlRwLspkbDFcz_6tY4y/s1600-h/000015CaliforniaSantaClara152PachecoCanyon091231PassApproachSecondKnollTelephotoDetail.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 390px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFaxlHCDp9vR51TmxHZvM-2YOrb2YCyba-B2XZSdRbD3aO6cqdON019Q1ia10kIswC9SDBo_Qy_99_GBRExZ4LgdFql_z8ChyHF5iA7giivP5xmI5c02_UGpsWJOlRwLspkbDFcz_6tY4y/s400/000015CaliforniaSantaClara152PachecoCanyon091231PassApproachSecondKnollTelephotoDetail.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422368679326936354" border="0" /></a><br />Pass then<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE9zM-N3zOwf5TA2LM2ht_f-eixx1xTX1hasP4oOMZSjExzfgOm53QE_IoLpwJDcUltBybx-90vA5kPFnpo4fniex9P9_h4bk1h5DPFwoIYVEmJSxIQ1d-bGlsuOP04fJ-D8AlygQO4whU/s1600-h/000015CaliforniaMerced152PachecoPass091231ViewEastTelephoto.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 210px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5lopsKGDK4tnmx3D5Z_JnWhClzMV96jMh0WHrGthNjMBi7HEaILwFjwbowThaJ_NsBxf97qgxpZ8HZSuKDzVR-79QmOHQUzzx8r6t-p3BPsZGbbnXOkrzP1dsoqjr_3kSHBsmLRjGHkpn/s400/000015CaliforniaMerced152SanLuisReservoir091231Sunset3Detail.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422376339467458802" border="0" /></a><br />the setting sun of<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWucCLWhHUXHuMVgISobX7sqcSYbViMDFiImHMZfPBIzPDj67mQmGorckUFxXQVrdwv0OO1y5E4PMw-3YfgDJ59LCcmXdb_dFAGzPWj2V8bGo8kb7G24sPvbyk1IoCxSmY9jFPPobAUnhd/s1600-h/000015CaliforniaMerced152SanLuisReservoir091231ThirdView.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 130px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWucCLWhHUXHuMVgISobX7sqcSYbViMDFiImHMZfPBIzPDj67mQmGorckUFxXQVrdwv0OO1y5E4PMw-3YfgDJ59LCcmXdb_dFAGzPWj2V8bGo8kb7G24sPvbyk1IoCxSmY9jFPPobAUnhd/s400/000015CaliforniaMerced152SanLuisReservoir091231ThirdView.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422377096485402898" border="0" /></a><br />San Luis Reservoir<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXNOy17CFBFZDOx30t_uNIh8yI7gXAQ62mUcXeOm69BYMCGk1qusMQuEinZMfNUgbDfJFRlCwONHcT6IokRzAO8rUgRmM_HwwBtHTdEVEW_faKNBtciQ2eHA8gInQ1tyON8blfV7XDf-R0/s1600-h/000015CaliforniaMerced152SanLuisReservoirBasin091231GreenRoadDetail.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 263px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXNOy17CFBFZDOx30t_uNIh8yI7gXAQ62mUcXeOm69BYMCGk1qusMQuEinZMfNUgbDfJFRlCwONHcT6IokRzAO8rUgRmM_HwwBtHTdEVEW_faKNBtciQ2eHA8gInQ1tyON8blfV7XDf-R0/s400/000015CaliforniaMerced152SanLuisReservoirBasin091231GreenRoadDetail.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422377336086053298" border="0" /></a><br />into the<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir2tnOC6o1_i4nXIEwqMTEmd7afiI07bPEaVkAWeJEWqA3dnbZFLdagoVIcevcNYNXdf7UcFgQUNfY5gdon3L1soR-au2E_lek4QrVtzJJEBX7tz62vAHM9oIjhlynuOHYA4jTvMXpzK8p/s1600-h/000015CaliforniaMerced152SanLuisHills091231Sunset.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 228px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir2tnOC6o1_i4nXIEwqMTEmd7afiI07bPEaVkAWeJEWqA3dnbZFLdagoVIcevcNYNXdf7UcFgQUNfY5gdon3L1soR-au2E_lek4QrVtzJJEBX7tz62vAHM9oIjhlynuOHYA4jTvMXpzK8p/s400/000015CaliforniaMerced152SanLuisHills091231Sunset.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422379048831833074" border="0" /></a><br />Central Valley, continuing to<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBNLYGg9P86sLNjCsPI6DqSO97HAV-7_2XP2KC5zF2qnxqS_muyicbidYVELAGc6aVK6VkGaCwVLidx3v9u2bJQf9Y9wQlgveCgmYJRHS1eEGPXmH_DYPrrA7ZJ41uzTn3AJUYaauVQn4E/s1600-h/000015CaliforniaFresnoVasquezRidgeRocks091231.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 186px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBNLYGg9P86sLNjCsPI6DqSO97HAV-7_2XP2KC5zF2qnxqS_muyicbidYVELAGc6aVK6VkGaCwVLidx3v9u2bJQf9Y9wQlgveCgmYJRHS1eEGPXmH_DYPrrA7ZJ41uzTn3AJUYaauVQn4E/s400/000015CaliforniaFresnoVasquezRidgeRocks091231.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422380859246029362" border="0" /></a><br />lower latitudes near Vasquez Rocks to the<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkWxqcVeQEjynYviQ-_otqu6H6XEyveu0xEXgBMGQzrZtotkhgOCxuPi6JlKZqDT5T1s2vMTu0zGygqCkgjDhL7ZAStwIPQtcKFMUUapNWCxYxHxerL_KbZ6O0ZoUqZxHg8NmgY8lw1QKi/s1600-h/000015CaliforniaFresnoHarrisRanch091231.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkWxqcVeQEjynYviQ-_otqu6H6XEyveu0xEXgBMGQzrZtotkhgOCxuPi6JlKZqDT5T1s2vMTu0zGygqCkgjDhL7ZAStwIPQtcKFMUUapNWCxYxHxerL_KbZ6O0ZoUqZxHg8NmgY8lw1QKi/s400/000015CaliforniaFresnoHarrisRanch091231.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422382082992608882" border="0" /></a><br />Harris Ranch for dinner<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu9Lec81LlkZ9oE7QDffudkJo3Gk4bWnEp8EYJNHNj5zGvSk-2HLNVvo6gmM_jKcY8uK0iQhgSY2P7ZrxWrn9tpzv5F57Zoud4zocp_1x5aNS7sz9FDZ1NgCe1VKsFTEMBNg_6TL2Crg78/s1600-h/000015CaliforniaFresnoHarrisRanch091231RestaurantMoonVerticalDetail.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 258px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu9Lec81LlkZ9oE7QDffudkJo3Gk4bWnEp8EYJNHNj5zGvSk-2HLNVvo6gmM_jKcY8uK0iQhgSY2P7ZrxWrn9tpzv5F57Zoud4zocp_1x5aNS7sz9FDZ1NgCe1VKsFTEMBNg_6TL2Crg78/s400/000015CaliforniaFresnoHarrisRanch091231RestaurantMoonVerticalDetail.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422389158958191618" border="0" /></a><br />and overnight. Happy New...Mark Alburgerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04055921666168067641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4258247369531773440.post-64947268989557861952009-12-30T23:59:00.000-08:002009-12-31T11:09:44.775-08:00December 30 - Beyond the Mountains<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI6RZd-hHrTlvs_m07_EZSWsRMd17d912BPAbhygcFFgmcFkTft1XW-V5yQ_DVJyJzgI-Gfk5XzuB81DGxHdlETH_modNkoi5Ruaiw78aEmJauz17jeLYJ79gJ_-CoVy_lYi86GRc74gAi/s1600-h/000015CaliforniaSolanoVacaValley091230Sky.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 231px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI6RZd-hHrTlvs_m07_EZSWsRMd17d912BPAbhygcFFgmcFkTft1XW-V5yQ_DVJyJzgI-Gfk5XzuB81DGxHdlETH_modNkoi5Ruaiw78aEmJauz17jeLYJ79gJ_-CoVy_lYi86GRc74gAi/s400/000015CaliforniaSolanoVacaValley091230Sky.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5421475227549704002" border="0" /></a><br />Harriet again out (this time on a job), and the clarinet parts happen for <span style="font-style: italic;">Pini di Surriento</span> and <span style="font-style: italic;">Salome Suite</span> as well as the orchestration of <span style="font-style: italic;">San Timoteo Canyontata: I</span> and <span style="font-style: italic;">Gospel Matthew: XLVIII. Sleepers, Awake!</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_dRo2f5wWsjJwuuHLqJ3eyJRZrRAoZJKtjPs_uzTwfb56Pu-zwK31GLU_XB_MKiJLGdlrc4U6A4WeHNd6b5rgXFXPmlgTt3Z9ru6-r3Cq4K_eeXAY_aJcv99v51cDKMpf281lnHwkUnIN/s1600-h/000015CaliforniaSolanoLagoonMountains091230FromAlamoI80EntranceRampEastLookingWest.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 313px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_dRo2f5wWsjJwuuHLqJ3eyJRZrRAoZJKtjPs_uzTwfb56Pu-zwK31GLU_XB_MKiJLGdlrc4U6A4WeHNd6b5rgXFXPmlgTt3Z9ru6-r3Cq4K_eeXAY_aJcv99v51cDKMpf281lnHwkUnIN/s400/000015CaliforniaSolanoLagoonMountains091230FromAlamoI80EntranceRampEastLookingWest.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5421476101832829154" border="0" /></a><br />Big trip is merely to the post office for stamps then back, with Harriet's return, a classic holiday dinner, and instrumentalizing <span style="font-style: italic;">Gospel Matthew: XLIX. The Three Servants</span>.Mark Alburgerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04055921666168067641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4258247369531773440.post-11912294452531637572009-12-29T23:48:00.000-08:002009-12-31T11:03:35.552-08:00December 29 - Morning and an Evening<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguOlS8AWAZOWBvzsCKN45etR7qlqwiJXia26yydAX2XakiBC0I_9fhVkHFdiuu0MfVBGett6Pw-4JvwUaqjiL4v0bLM6h5fg1WAnPDumeyuhMUji_mHXp6M8Nc-BmAL9uyqfetofo9bEXc/s1600-h/000015CalliforniaAlamedaOakland091229LakeMerritSideStreetLookingTowardsHills.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguOlS8AWAZOWBvzsCKN45etR7qlqwiJXia26yydAX2XakiBC0I_9fhVkHFdiuu0MfVBGett6Pw-4JvwUaqjiL4v0bLM6h5fg1WAnPDumeyuhMUji_mHXp6M8Nc-BmAL9uyqfetofo9bEXc/s400/000015CalliforniaAlamedaOakland091229LakeMerritSideStreetLookingTowardsHills.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5421445932589215970" border="0" /></a><br />Harriet's visiting Sharon in San Francisco, while the oboe parts for <span style="font-style: italic;">Pini di Surriento</span> and <span style="font-style: italic;">Salome Suite</span> and orchestration of <span style="font-style: italic;">The Gospel According to St. Matthew: XLVI. The Great Commandment</span> are produced. Blitz to Berkely to up the January 2010 (plus October 2005 back) issue(s) of 21st-Century Music, dropping off <span style="font-style: italic;">Sex and the Bible</span> score and CD to William and disk to Nanette, both in Oakland.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGSat25kvP7IM7jz45LQnTjV4Uv3VgphjQVY7lyaiQtqG8WLlwfijRXAlaxzmZpJROwSFynONAWbXbFfZ8iIfS-eElK34cq92stdKXXZW-VeSF6DbOg88q9sAbxqYb467xvx6bX5-1EeJn/s1600-h/000008IsraelJesusInTheTemple.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 281px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGSat25kvP7IM7jz45LQnTjV4Uv3VgphjQVY7lyaiQtqG8WLlwfijRXAlaxzmZpJROwSFynONAWbXbFfZ8iIfS-eElK34cq92stdKXXZW-VeSF6DbOg88q9sAbxqYb467xvx6bX5-1EeJn/s400/000008IsraelJesusInTheTemple.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5421452172449973986" border="0" /></a><br />Diablo Valley Tritone Orchestra recording is next -- specifically<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Pini di Surriento</span>:<br /><br />IV. Torna a Via Appia<br /><br />and<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">The Gospel According to St. Matthew</span>:<br /><br />XLIV. The Temple<br /><br />XLV. The Tenants in the Vineyard<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdA078bFfER97-Y6DZ_T_HqCTy0B9RunUIQR42dsdx5ugn2wznjEbV2jGRqXGIf5hMfb2qMqIhLdFCbCgzbnyD7P5hDZUXRZOskFpE8HC0qTH5NY0wXjyRDlJ_qAzF4KRMbdxYC_37mi9t/s1600-h/000008IsraelJerusalemAerialLookingEast.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 282px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdA078bFfER97-Y6DZ_T_HqCTy0B9RunUIQR42dsdx5ugn2wznjEbV2jGRqXGIf5hMfb2qMqIhLdFCbCgzbnyD7P5hDZUXRZOskFpE8HC0qTH5NY0wXjyRDlJ_qAzF4KRMbdxYC_37mi9t/s400/000008IsraelJerusalemAerialLookingEast.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5421454358395974146" border="0" /></a><br />Then home, rendezvousing with Harriet, composing <span style="font-style: italic;">Psalm 147</span>, and orchestrating <span style="font-style: italic;">Gospel Matthew:</span> <span style="font-style: italic;">XLVII. Jerusalem (Lauda Jerusalem)</span>.Mark Alburgerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04055921666168067641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4258247369531773440.post-67288646183854162852009-12-28T23:56:00.000-08:002009-12-29T02:16:26.182-08:00December 28 - Everything in Black and White<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8q0xJVIqKx3pEz9NGkOCVaDVthqDiG1BvsjTsahCoOnR0GrsHoMw7vHePIgRM2wXp9lPjT8sHW5etv1hAVUL0_bZAY_AK3TKgHtE7wRwi2kzonOPhW8HmrpHBdenOt9A3ftFgaD70E6Kr/s1600-h/1649LuykenJanHeirToTheVineyard.gif"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 301px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8q0xJVIqKx3pEz9NGkOCVaDVthqDiG1BvsjTsahCoOnR0GrsHoMw7vHePIgRM2wXp9lPjT8sHW5etv1hAVUL0_bZAY_AK3TKgHtE7wRwi2kzonOPhW8HmrpHBdenOt9A3ftFgaD70E6Kr/s400/1649LuykenJanHeirToTheVineyard.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420599697548232642" border="0" /></a><br />Begin score preparation and produce the flute parts for <span style="font-style: italic;">Pini di Surriento</span> and <span style="font-style: italic;">Salome Suite</span>, plus orchestrate <span style="font-style: italic;">The Gospel According to St. Matthew:<br /><br /><br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTM8Fd6McDrOEbGWpU3yddUBR_HTvI7lmq7TinCTLYGZfnN1aiwq65QNn7itnEQSH2QqtQA9XwEQ_9uCDgAGvVDx9zwYW0EyuCgfF2_e4X7lBG5XIklyltPhUqS9arm14_-gJkda-nRnF1/s1600-h/1649LuykenJanWickedHusbandmen.gif"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 294px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTM8Fd6McDrOEbGWpU3yddUBR_HTvI7lmq7TinCTLYGZfnN1aiwq65QNn7itnEQSH2QqtQA9XwEQ_9uCDgAGvVDx9zwYW0EyuCgfF2_e4X7lBG5XIklyltPhUqS9arm14_-gJkda-nRnF1/s400/1649LuykenJanWickedHusbandmen.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420599785860846562" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">XLV. The Tenants in the Vineyard</span>.Mark Alburgerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04055921666168067641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4258247369531773440.post-53912522042653166612009-12-27T23:11:00.000-08:002009-12-28T23:05:43.334-08:00December 27 - Darkness Into Light<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWL65jmMcOIt-ZZuCm-CJ3k2-f5XTdhIQCOh-F8zg4_vvrIUA1ttix-RmxXmk6hHRHBpu4NwiaWx7EKOGKOGMTBKd7O6uFS02LdjsNgta3ZwkUr_vpENrfDelwe7TD2nDCH_eWxXxArU_Z/s1600-h/000015CaliforniaSolano080SulfurSpringsMountains091227Clearing.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWL65jmMcOIt-ZZuCm-CJ3k2-f5XTdhIQCOh-F8zg4_vvrIUA1ttix-RmxXmk6hHRHBpu4NwiaWx7EKOGKOGMTBKd7O6uFS02LdjsNgta3ZwkUr_vpENrfDelwe7TD2nDCH_eWxXxArU_Z/s400/000015CaliforniaSolano080SulfurSpringsMountains091227Clearing.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420538674219579890" border="0" /></a><br />Over<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMQ2_C4oB_MaiQCzDmfEKUdbkxGH9BgsvfVkcas__jcukhZrE-yft8Ev5MAs6MRnSuI9ab5ResMl4cNcaihjyld1pbSpGhfMH_GfKNbaUq15kCEXZiPP4t8_vKRPhl5QgCXS8c7I9is4My/s1600-h/000015CaliforniaSolano080SulfurSpringsMountains091227ClearingSky.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 286px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMQ2_C4oB_MaiQCzDmfEKUdbkxGH9BgsvfVkcas__jcukhZrE-yft8Ev5MAs6MRnSuI9ab5ResMl4cNcaihjyld1pbSpGhfMH_GfKNbaUq15kCEXZiPP4t8_vKRPhl5QgCXS8c7I9is4My/s400/000015CaliforniaSolano080SulfurSpringsMountains091227ClearingSky.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420538915474764242" border="0" /></a><br />the<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTRu7xdmwZ0dsGZBBtfWZtXYTe3C9rxGHg1ljl9SsqkmXThZ5EdYw_EDs2tCi1v70TS-Z-8akHKL0gyNIyLGHhhoXeIEo2S8pN30bhpezrc9-vX_E7Pv7wMGI3pgvspeSi3HxgVP7JnKUs/s1600-h/000015CaliforniaSolano080SulfurSpringsMountains091227StJohnMineMountainRanch.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 188px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTRu7xdmwZ0dsGZBBtfWZtXYTe3C9rxGHg1ljl9SsqkmXThZ5EdYw_EDs2tCi1v70TS-Z-8akHKL0gyNIyLGHhhoXeIEo2S8pN30bhpezrc9-vX_E7Pv7wMGI3pgvspeSi3HxgVP7JnKUs/s400/000015CaliforniaSolano080SulfurSpringsMountains091227StJohnMineMountainRanch.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420539067519966050" border="0" /></a><br />Sulfur<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi10aoxCNMUzq5n9vwCNzsnVEnDRStCcSy5CcaX1tomIK4xp8rXlbv0znMa2-FeRl66Ua0aHPh5Z4qilzniQ_poECCcAYgT9OPOL3mZZuvrTMXsNf_PMEYly-SK0klMJ-MNMh95ecr_3v2A/s1600-h/000015CaliforniaSolano080SulfurSpringsMountains091227StJohnMineMountainRanch2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 120px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi10aoxCNMUzq5n9vwCNzsnVEnDRStCcSy5CcaX1tomIK4xp8rXlbv0znMa2-FeRl66Ua0aHPh5Z4qilzniQ_poECCcAYgT9OPOL3mZZuvrTMXsNf_PMEYly-SK0klMJ-MNMh95ecr_3v2A/s400/000015CaliforniaSolano080SulfurSpringsMountains091227StJohnMineMountainRanch2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420539526578973010" border="0" /></a><br />Springs<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmkGjDUI3xnNct6Au4Qss6XvGfQiWhMs-gvy4s5gYjZL97JTFN8aSv_GlBJOP85X-yKBJMi5HbQ9Drsn47gbUowqeVofjndnyx7cizbpOVDTt8ROrIttNl6PcxKqfvXCbwWEik4qzyHpvv/s1600-h/000015CaliforniaSolano080SulfurSpringsMountains091227StJohnMineMountainRanchBarn.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 156px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmkGjDUI3xnNct6Au4Qss6XvGfQiWhMs-gvy4s5gYjZL97JTFN8aSv_GlBJOP85X-yKBJMi5HbQ9Drsn47gbUowqeVofjndnyx7cizbpOVDTt8ROrIttNl6PcxKqfvXCbwWEik4qzyHpvv/s400/000015CaliforniaSolano080SulfurSpringsMountains091227StJohnMineMountainRanchBarn.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420539687469471026" border="0" /></a><br />Mountains<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0QeuQtiXymU-3359Ly5qDBjKcVtiDi2ol_Wr2XQSmLRZm-TicShOuvzfND3VppMECrONU9FSfme-0CqEEpgwncc6-6KBPfbD9GYhH-LGEPGFfVUFP9E793yYtqV8pVZPBi2bjQjBvwdhb/s1600-h/000015CaliforniaSolano080SulfurSpringsMountains091227VallejoDivide.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 283px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0QeuQtiXymU-3359Ly5qDBjKcVtiDi2ol_Wr2XQSmLRZm-TicShOuvzfND3VppMECrONU9FSfme-0CqEEpgwncc6-6KBPfbD9GYhH-LGEPGFfVUFP9E793yYtqV8pVZPBi2bjQjBvwdhb/s400/000015CaliforniaSolano080SulfurSpringsMountains091227VallejoDivide.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420540970951480210" border="0" /></a><br />to<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiSd-32orJTz1Qge_-oHQ77W_oz2ARtTfsMHxuzdcuObMQXnCpAGilYta2IZQ1_vjmLyrHgxwGJHWgNTeOekwHcmSJ0af1P1tJufJuBNoFbLNISnV8dFmEycn1hJLrTCpWNDOqNPFZmjAa/s1600-h/000015CaliforniaContraCostaCarquinezBridge091227.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiSd-32orJTz1Qge_-oHQ77W_oz2ARtTfsMHxuzdcuObMQXnCpAGilYta2IZQ1_vjmLyrHgxwGJHWgNTeOekwHcmSJ0af1P1tJufJuBNoFbLNISnV8dFmEycn1hJLrTCpWNDOqNPFZmjAa/s400/000015CaliforniaContraCostaCarquinezBridge091227.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420542055027149090" border="0" /></a><br />rendezvous with Crystal and Christina and Harriet for lunch at The Dead Fish (near the Carquinez Bridge) in Crocket. An enlightening, joyous, and lovely time -- and too soon we must depart<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnDf-LcPkO5jfVoPjenHvqlSeE8kNwtQSdK3jkUSKLlrQYwIa6aJwRP7jTIGrL93PqF28bd509E65HyfzHBj8DhMTivUmsLqKOv5jEEm4v28bcbG-1UXtVFt4ZeNQtDr-sOdbMvyqXSwWx/s1600-h/000015CaliforniaContraCostaBerkeleyHills091227FogDetail.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnDf-LcPkO5jfVoPjenHvqlSeE8kNwtQSdK3jkUSKLlrQYwIa6aJwRP7jTIGrL93PqF28bd509E65HyfzHBj8DhMTivUmsLqKOv5jEEm4v28bcbG-1UXtVFt4ZeNQtDr-sOdbMvyqXSwWx/s400/000015CaliforniaContraCostaBerkeleyHills091227FogDetail.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420548719232495378" border="0" /></a><br />further south for another holiday get-together with<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlqe7ER4pUuRw_75Eh16h6FPFtR3SBnHasmswjoqaHSX8KnVX3bfb1lZ87rvBnLccXHeZwJVDilkt4rGce2b8JPKfDNCtlx0xMoeHUbBDmqqoP6vC3CBIr7X6oKkXqdwUUHk4VrtuvTrkQ/s1600-h/OMalleyElizaAndStudentAtChamberArts091227.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlqe7ER4pUuRw_75Eh16h6FPFtR3SBnHasmswjoqaHSX8KnVX3bfb1lZ87rvBnLccXHeZwJVDilkt4rGce2b8JPKfDNCtlx0xMoeHUbBDmqqoP6vC3CBIr7X6oKkXqdwUUHk4VrtuvTrkQ/s400/OMalleyElizaAndStudentAtChamberArts091227.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420544699279864210" border="0" /></a><br />Eliza and company at Chamber Arts in Berkeley. Another whirlwind day, and home to complete the orchestration of<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMTeieawYh5xkJCTeDcBBbbyOIwVo_OpHi-lpST_H0-Qiwlnm-jROqVJ74wGts0QD1O4I19DOrrNWn2UOY0SPnZ1StlM0lRXkYoqrmtj3uX4nweyX_PUt-_nTcZXqgtet4JIBpCEfEcHqx/s1600-h/1541ElGrecoChristAndTheTempleTraders.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 326px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMTeieawYh5xkJCTeDcBBbbyOIwVo_OpHi-lpST_H0-Qiwlnm-jROqVJ74wGts0QD1O4I19DOrrNWn2UOY0SPnZ1StlM0lRXkYoqrmtj3uX4nweyX_PUt-_nTcZXqgtet4JIBpCEfEcHqx/s400/1541ElGrecoChristAndTheTempleTraders.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420550374600632914" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">The Gospel According to St. Matthew: XLIV. The Temple</span> (through page 16).Mark Alburgerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04055921666168067641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4258247369531773440.post-56347507814771896322009-12-26T23:15:00.000-08:002009-12-28T21:22:54.704-08:00December 26 - Up a Tree<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihBgDklIj51o17dJdkxte87HLD7xZer8uletPcOebBpuJiQr775bQ48lD7iJDYvenr605SbTbGw_iEU0oNqn9NEJuG7_0vYdhNb2Lnk_SLWGjr6wY6ZkQ-kqI6CCj9o4J5IUO3E4wQgXZj/s1600-h/1649LuykenJanTheBarrenFigTree.gif"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 295px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihBgDklIj51o17dJdkxte87HLD7xZer8uletPcOebBpuJiQr775bQ48lD7iJDYvenr605SbTbGw_iEU0oNqn9NEJuG7_0vYdhNb2Lnk_SLWGjr6wY6ZkQ-kqI6CCj9o4J5IUO3E4wQgXZj/s400/1649LuykenJanTheBarrenFigTree.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420521523287677858" border="0" /></a><br />Over the course of a catch-up day orchestrate pages 10-12 of <span style="font-style: italic;">The Gospel According to St. Matthew:</span><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPFCDiFQExVPzHzYcEABwR-Zsm9ZifbTAiD2-j4xptXBxIQ-UmOtzFSvRaXaxRC38Vpr7LBDuAuP_FncoYLvexkauEI1fyLLKimrQCt6Dg1qrudDifyt0eCrrA8hjIOTGLGf2ncCJnnrmG/s1600-h/000008IsraelJerusalemTempleMountFigTree.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPFCDiFQExVPzHzYcEABwR-Zsm9ZifbTAiD2-j4xptXBxIQ-UmOtzFSvRaXaxRC38Vpr7LBDuAuP_FncoYLvexkauEI1fyLLKimrQCt6Dg1qrudDifyt0eCrrA8hjIOTGLGf2ncCJnnrmG/s400/000008IsraelJerusalemTempleMountFigTree.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420521853743551954" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">LXIV. The Temple</span>.Mark Alburgerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04055921666168067641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4258247369531773440.post-88386877813317085862009-12-25T23:06:00.000-08:002009-12-28T09:50:58.544-08:00December 25 - Christmas High<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKn0VC0EViomshF3C801tIL9RNVJ3qruAze8zoEw9AwKjdym4fNH5BLsJ_x3aeKtpb8hyphenhyphen1Q946IiQLiFJINEltZ4JJojmhEi7wbSQxm0kqIrYDfqM4Etbz2DZbNE3ZVL6kobLkRxG6ef9R/s1600-h/000015CaliforniaMariposaMercedRiverBelowCedar091225TrumbullPeak.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKn0VC0EViomshF3C801tIL9RNVJ3qruAze8zoEw9AwKjdym4fNH5BLsJ_x3aeKtpb8hyphenhyphen1Q946IiQLiFJINEltZ4JJojmhEi7wbSQxm0kqIrYDfqM4Etbz2DZbNE3ZVL6kobLkRxG6ef9R/s400/000015CaliforniaMariposaMercedRiverBelowCedar091225TrumbullPeak.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419866141761952082" border="0" /></a><br />Up relatively early for a walk<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQqlJN2nJqLmVTIEsvEYWuNWMqj85aJlwvW2a4wspaaYaOJYkcvbW3YL-qicFuAaXsdNFLHLh1G1kD40QiPyMQzjnWC15l89Nj8kCieghqgb6N9jkkgkdd3FtIDDnx2ypGG-6cFU2TaM3w/s1600-h/000015CaliforniaMariposaMercedRiverBelowCedar091225SouthFacingSlopeGrassDiggerPines.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9pvWY43nDzfD_is0rUevfhUEz-sKJHuPnRKJvrTtH7vTq36zo22h51m-D0Wzowqfb1ifzOPwXK8yw3CXvXQY4ImnlnbM3Xk1mWGewEKNpGD75lgLl-Zj-Z1KpFVFRulhZxYELLw6-UbZO/s400/000015CaliforniaMariposaIndianFlat091225UpslopeView.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419871257235751250" border="0" /></a><br />Indian Flat.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0ickCa9u17BWjU5FOFoNctlUPc3bEKF-_8KFR9gw4uyeIeyzXlhVraS6S-cjnh62r5xNGj17GwLNuXeKYOPotQhOScRU2y4HgXx5e9lyH_dJ4WBp1FpnQ6jt8sifrHNbzY_k1CzFHHe5d/s1600-h/000015CaliforniaMariposaCedarLodge091225Room182LobbyDetail.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0ickCa9u17BWjU5FOFoNctlUPc3bEKF-_8KFR9gw4uyeIeyzXlhVraS6S-cjnh62r5xNGj17GwLNuXeKYOPotQhOScRU2y4HgXx5e9lyH_dJ4WBp1FpnQ6jt8sifrHNbzY_k1CzFHHe5d/s400/000015CaliforniaMariposaCedarLodge091225Room182LobbyDetail.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419872512114545506" border="0" /></a><br />After gift -openings and -shop purchases,<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiqNV0aQWAr44ONNE6tF_mbsqlmSHRWTxhN3D-8Xfr5FMU_VKbPZ1Xj2JAjxjcTbfjMunnT4aFTjERiQlo_5yZOrQFmDg3i3BWHXawyzDZkk795E_DigoOG8aQVLTaePORBoJwNFoHeojv/s1600-h/000015CaliforniaMariposaElPortal091225ApproachBend.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7wWTYQd5AkK-NBWrWlvMgRUGnrwYtPUKKNJ_6pl_B5AQ4WEEZ3RfBlbbngA7WlHC_giSvisBLevefsEGHmRpPtjMOh1-oRsFSvUfgCuaqnNZztvhSzOgIkPOYPN2Ec5Fqaz5e28eOSHhI/s400/000015CaliforniaMariposaYosemite091225TunnelViewElCapitanCloudsRestHalfDomeValleyTelephotoDetail.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419928089689884274" border="0" /></a><br />striking<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivuogkmFO8CDhheTOJJeHq85lxxQ7Z0xYUXwSsetrp6TR7xbgdP4J0MiNeqtDbFuS9j0MzOtVVcVCBodtzYA3fMympNoMbtglU3e2ZMiwNymbF88QPcwFRzWwSDtPoEJFXKm-HhBVxW1ws/s1600-h/000015CaliforniaMariposaYosemite091225TunnelViewBridalveilFallsCathedralRocksTelephoto.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivuogkmFO8CDhheTOJJeHq85lxxQ7Z0xYUXwSsetrp6TR7xbgdP4J0MiNeqtDbFuS9j0MzOtVVcVCBodtzYA3fMympNoMbtglU3e2ZMiwNymbF88QPcwFRzWwSDtPoEJFXKm-HhBVxW1ws/s400/000015CaliforniaMariposaYosemite091225TunnelViewBridalveilFallsCathedralRocksTelephoto.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419929220697499042" border="0" /></a><br />differences,<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrGb7_OffDsOiSbQwGAgginSn_RApJ7LrmvYz4CKIOv_IzjeOjWRkhmGXMPMhK1lYjRL6ZTPGTLFySI8RbW1Tvck1WyJWhrqYbNcu4ob0ps-ZHl7oL_VCFhljoE45_0gfRcfMbF8af3Vmn/s1600-h/000015CaliforniaMariposaYosemite091225WawonaTunnelDetail.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtlDKCBmw_V5I50B1FmjZZ98du6hdWZspm5eW-7qNJ-9_97HB1p7OMlKSTWMXhsoh0i7bnht7DLTfu02EyW3rPcKBFWwXoeaj_BWHIG_8gLo9qggeldT9VqEw6D4EHQ3NjFj2mFsF2q9Pf/s400/000015CaliforniaMariposaYosemite091225BridalvielFalls.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420113178035891186" border="0" /></a><br />Bridalveil Falls (or "Fall" depending on the map source).<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXcAPcfBavXs4SESMo1fxl5k6I2ShwkBbt-hhvIvr4KgT2iZ4n_jG4-qCry-hFgnav7_bW9nDKIO5me05zMeOL4f55ynVjRDZMX0fg8pcSS9XLwiwbhKbvg2Mn6Dif7jACcOkkTcz5Smt5/s1600-h/000015CaliforniaMariposaYosemite091225SentinelRockStraightaway.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXcAPcfBavXs4SESMo1fxl5k6I2ShwkBbt-hhvIvr4KgT2iZ4n_jG4-qCry-hFgnav7_bW9nDKIO5me05zMeOL4f55ynVjRDZMX0fg8pcSS9XLwiwbhKbvg2Mn6Dif7jACcOkkTcz5Smt5/s400/000015CaliforniaMariposaYosemite091225SentinelRockStraightaway.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420113763727925090" border="0" /></a><br />Up Valley, with all the classic sights including Sentinel Rock,<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaUed2QzUEw-m51AQVWROIgfTypnlNs65DvGL8Y25kr5DSJAg0mBDc13umqfqpOneMc0MvNrMyLDm4we-EGeCIjZBW__gh8x5b4m9iloIrKUDb0wHlB2uz_-qD72N-4msRbGhtJhxJHmC-/s1600-h/000015CaliforniaMariposaYosemiteFalls091225SnowDeciduous.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaUed2QzUEw-m51AQVWROIgfTypnlNs65DvGL8Y25kr5DSJAg0mBDc13umqfqpOneMc0MvNrMyLDm4we-EGeCIjZBW__gh8x5b4m9iloIrKUDb0wHlB2uz_-qD72N-4msRbGhtJhxJHmC-/s400/000015CaliforniaMariposaYosemiteFalls091225SnowDeciduous.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420114884655061426" border="0" /></a><br />Yosemite Falls, and<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm6Lhkb2yBB4oHGQmPFocaxaDqYEGSdk-68Fda6H1H8qOEyjhAkZ1wxgiusnGHe24Fd50c8JN_hCCwCtmEgZTSs49c7eYMzw1LOGuggg0HOI1JO0IiBYtA4uucVSTvA1RwdImVKjgz1QoA/s1600-h/000015CaliforniaMariposaYosemite091225HalfDomeFromCurry.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm6Lhkb2yBB4oHGQmPFocaxaDqYEGSdk-68Fda6H1H8qOEyjhAkZ1wxgiusnGHe24Fd50c8JN_hCCwCtmEgZTSs49c7eYMzw1LOGuggg0HOI1JO0IiBYtA4uucVSTvA1RwdImVKjgz1QoA/s400/000015CaliforniaMariposaYosemite091225HalfDomeFromCurry.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420116259900047570" border="0" /></a><br />Half Dome, to the<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDep5uBarCyuKiCVuTyR9lOfLr93_x5bnVD4_QH9KLFhIxJhyphenhyphennwe6QVQgYl1LFE8SirWxeGjU9OXC8BdwXmkgr0WNUJM4Wr5qLVG19ji2kHoTLk4ziDhWG7tOxb4IteKtd7Gl1N-iAix7n/s1600-h/000015CaliforniaMariposaYosemite091225CurryIceRink.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDep5uBarCyuKiCVuTyR9lOfLr93_x5bnVD4_QH9KLFhIxJhyphenhyphennwe6QVQgYl1LFE8SirWxeGjU9OXC8BdwXmkgr0WNUJM4Wr5qLVG19ji2kHoTLk4ziDhWG7tOxb4IteKtd7Gl1N-iAix7n/s400/000015CaliforniaMariposaYosemite091225CurryIceRink.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420117072886825554" border="0" /></a><br />never-see-sun-in-winter Curry Ice Rink, past<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR7zklFDIULQZdeeufdcugGZUAJQeopkBSQx4AiMHbfdfirNcHLlj-xRWYNc_Si0L2G1sQ1wUDi45bO6bYfAcairQtOqm5xgnF1WDv1eYpoMH8oBDijV7PnISJ-5Vo4ATuMRb52DGZgMIy/s1600-h/000015CaliforniaMariposaYosemite091225AppleOrchardDeerTelephoto.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR7zklFDIULQZdeeufdcugGZUAJQeopkBSQx4AiMHbfdfirNcHLlj-xRWYNc_Si0L2G1sQ1wUDi45bO6bYfAcairQtOqm5xgnF1WDv1eYpoMH8oBDijV7PnISJ-5Vo4ATuMRb52DGZgMIy/s400/000015CaliforniaMariposaYosemite091225AppleOrchardDeerTelephoto.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420117539309058978" border="0" /></a><br />deer,<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPVslEw8LDgRpUowEdqxyTiJHdbRmwtf5pOxTeWxzFP59PCEb_Rj_tk1LBwju0V13Zf9wXIomTFlao-QSkmBDEqxwIWAK8fwhS1IF8bZo-RSYL31tx1G7Kc47lGQPo6pa_QOE3_WnB7ekC/s1600-h/000015CaliforniaMariposaYosemite091225AppleOrchardSnowmen.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPVslEw8LDgRpUowEdqxyTiJHdbRmwtf5pOxTeWxzFP59PCEb_Rj_tk1LBwju0V13Zf9wXIomTFlao-QSkmBDEqxwIWAK8fwhS1IF8bZo-RSYL31tx1G7Kc47lGQPo6pa_QOE3_WnB7ekC/s400/000015CaliforniaMariposaYosemite091225AppleOrchardSnowmen.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420118839274535026" border="0" /></a><br />snowmen, and<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv2G2C6BTuuRuSK0hazEA5_noCSMYVIXNvuRSV-3l2BbV5t3Zkhi76s5RyGOqMArmLp2Sqc51wDesf0qY34QIq5BpOZhYus_WTRR4n4MGy3YYBcY7037YgYdYaRBDAhJr9_Hrowc0YnJeL/s1600-h/000015CaliforniaMariposaYosemiteFalls091225FromStonemanMeadowDetail.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 278px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv2G2C6BTuuRuSK0hazEA5_noCSMYVIXNvuRSV-3l2BbV5t3Zkhi76s5RyGOqMArmLp2Sqc51wDesf0qY34QIq5BpOZhYus_WTRR4n4MGy3YYBcY7037YgYdYaRBDAhJr9_Hrowc0YnJeL/s400/000015CaliforniaMariposaYosemiteFalls091225FromStonemanMeadowDetail.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420119649893543394" border="0" /></a><br />Stoneman Meadow unto the<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim83B_vbVwhm3AnL5v-U9AqRx1xfTKFyfB_00NwLZ0ax-70JIBoO-Gli57BTzFUWYNP2D4i4zeaefxMnTOnbYiqQmhmwfma2tmrYO3sHfDYqIict60ICgiVfQN5ItQK01UokYfaYdjf1TE/s1600-h/000015CaliforniaMariposaYosemite091225WashingtonTowerTenayaCanyonHalfDome.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim83B_vbVwhm3AnL5v-U9AqRx1xfTKFyfB_00NwLZ0ax-70JIBoO-Gli57BTzFUWYNP2D4i4zeaefxMnTOnbYiqQmhmwfma2tmrYO3sHfDYqIict60ICgiVfQN5ItQK01UokYfaYdjf1TE/s400/000015CaliforniaMariposaYosemite091225WashingtonTowerTenayaCanyonHalfDome.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420120699873414210" border="0" /></a><br />the head of Tenaya Canyon at the Stables and back, with<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh85CaAZxvkMM2xhm9BQDd_ZJr49bO4sXsafP7Q3bx_hGG0pdrHeAAv8sDbiIS0ar_n0sZoDkIVUpCfSBLlsflzmL_fu8ATfa17A6WDG8PH78VXLNfan83X8iHFgTLyaNMlgt_t70JhSax2/s1600-h/000015CaliforniaMariposaYosemiteFalls091225BeyondStonemanBridge.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 223px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh85CaAZxvkMM2xhm9BQDd_ZJr49bO4sXsafP7Q3bx_hGG0pdrHeAAv8sDbiIS0ar_n0sZoDkIVUpCfSBLlsflzmL_fu8ATfa17A6WDG8PH78VXLNfan83X8iHFgTLyaNMlgt_t70JhSax2/s400/000015CaliforniaMariposaYosemiteFalls091225BeyondStonemanBridge.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420151440002132642" border="0" /></a><br />more views.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdVZHdWYd4Yz6kXnnDItZXXf771IrcqeSFhzYdlNEjmz-cKVnatFMP4vGHTbIHPW-jSdO-oS5zpcD5LpFzPM6KXFN4xWd1ZFFp6IGci6cWJdOMfAzXD3BpOJ4DOVzdMrFeH99lvMF3MLWp/s1600-h/000015CaliforniaMariposaYosemite091225AhwahneeHotelEntranceGate.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdVZHdWYd4Yz6kXnnDItZXXf771IrcqeSFhzYdlNEjmz-cKVnatFMP4vGHTbIHPW-jSdO-oS5zpcD5LpFzPM6KXFN4xWd1ZFFp6IGci6cWJdOMfAzXD3BpOJ4DOVzdMrFeH99lvMF3MLWp/s400/000015CaliforniaMariposaYosemite091225AhwahneeHotelEntranceGate.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420124414146963394" border="0" /></a><br />Lunch at the<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPrjP0w1dHfzIKvyYrP3l-7ddQNlRb4VOOPcQBQmXXIijhnZrhkkiwTsQyvOeeP1n0Og4SBplJE8eLAvgWAoRr9XUKsU08t0zLYuh3kQCtGnrHTECgEqBwLtAzV7KmH10GNFHVWoeeXXZ_/s1600-h/000015CaliforniaMariposaYosemite091225AhwahneeHotelDetail.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 342px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPrjP0w1dHfzIKvyYrP3l-7ddQNlRb4VOOPcQBQmXXIijhnZrhkkiwTsQyvOeeP1n0Og4SBplJE8eLAvgWAoRr9XUKsU08t0zLYuh3kQCtGnrHTECgEqBwLtAzV7KmH10GNFHVWoeeXXZ_/s400/000015CaliforniaMariposaYosemite091225AhwahneeHotelDetail.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420125757456890818" border="0" /></a><br />Ahwahnee<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0u4_GFela9JiOA2sbxkHaOSsEebq9qmwEl-hm1LKh3QY_E9W20OMSHf4f23qJ9dyLHkKG2sN0CMGzn2XwhEiWFaE8EiCuQGd1TOAnMJoYH51LJAwqfzNNaJD13oj0MGi3iQaHxAjfkB-G/s1600-h/000015CaliforniaMariposaYosemite091225AhwahneeBarView.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0u4_GFela9JiOA2sbxkHaOSsEebq9qmwEl-hm1LKh3QY_E9W20OMSHf4f23qJ9dyLHkKG2sN0CMGzn2XwhEiWFaE8EiCuQGd1TOAnMJoYH51LJAwqfzNNaJD13oj0MGi3iQaHxAjfkB-G/s400/000015CaliforniaMariposaYosemite091225AhwahneeBarView.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420126357994824130" border="0" /></a><br />Bar is followed by a stroll around to<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZFn5CRe267zccrQ2gsJ1Yb1nBqrrnd35zwTK__4CZtZzZo-152KZVJbzl-Ib3Wao4VyIfo3MGojGQBsYw-QF4SRgEoR3BN5sm-Go7BicuynF-i0OIRnLpWe5ufJzVtUS_dGKeGJpTHO_U/s1600-h/000015CaliforniaMariposaYosemite091225AhwahneeDiningRoom.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZFn5CRe267zccrQ2gsJ1Yb1nBqrrnd35zwTK__4CZtZzZo-152KZVJbzl-Ib3Wao4VyIfo3MGojGQBsYw-QF4SRgEoR3BN5sm-Go7BicuynF-i0OIRnLpWe5ufJzVtUS_dGKeGJpTHO_U/s400/000015CaliforniaMariposaYosemite091225AhwahneeDiningRoom.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420127011696194914" border="0" /></a><br />the Dining Room (with its Kandinsky-alluding<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl4nzX9VCWSSUBAbaGajcCa_HATSZZF4zMtWlzzemcCdOovUHiqPy1C5Fxj7V6RZUWJ4K78UqD1yYAW10zebHF2G6z485NBc3GoABNplPXguh5v5CH2LRKpHjUK_X5HAA2bYG_Ahki7eZw/s1600-h/000015CaliforniaMariposaYosemite091225AhwahneeDiningRoomMaitreDKandinskyGuy.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl4nzX9VCWSSUBAbaGajcCa_HATSZZF4zMtWlzzemcCdOovUHiqPy1C5Fxj7V6RZUWJ4K78UqD1yYAW10zebHF2G6z485NBc3GoABNplPXguh5v5CH2LRKpHjUK_X5HAA2bYG_Ahki7eZw/s400/000015CaliforniaMariposaYosemite091225AhwahneeDiningRoomMaitreDKandinskyGuy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420127629433262402" border="0" /></a><br />Maitre'd -- in response to an "abstract" question) and the<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjunXW9Zbph-JL89H07KNwrxFNMe_9q4DNWLGIcu4bylYI7qhAx4q8uxnN2wEg8MmqdTn5JFQ8oX16KTzQqZRad2cU1zimdT_wkXP8gv_FpBQq_Yq1D9upimq9-bMwHwRDiVu5t12UVk1hn/s1600-h/000015CaliforniaMariposaYosemite091225AhwahneeGreatRoom.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjunXW9Zbph-JL89H07KNwrxFNMe_9q4DNWLGIcu4bylYI7qhAx4q8uxnN2wEg8MmqdTn5JFQ8oX16KTzQqZRad2cU1zimdT_wkXP8gv_FpBQq_Yq1D9upimq9-bMwHwRDiVu5t12UVk1hn/s400/000015CaliforniaMariposaYosemite091225AhwahneeGreatRoom.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420129505869539874" border="0" /></a><br />Great Hall's<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTTy5svSQ8vpRnn4ICI7L1cdovqObxjmvqOL3Rmtvd4Ydy2N5MK2tYeOYKzJVuXqGcrLadpoy4vkTPk43DwR1womNIa3o5JlKOe_026gsTtAZy56Gs2_q9poQpytEoKQb_G98N7jObArFf/s1600-h/000015CaliforniaMariposaYosemite091225AhwahneeGreatRoomPianos.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT06lX-zcW4EXZBTklTi5Z6em7jtC5SMnomkoh33wItFOPENCFc1BWMSgUGtUDXe9u62fYgslGvemr6F0jLBRG_pPmyoahrSjwm4J4Lm6aOqwTI2Rlgl2n5sZJI36CXCD8vbWYTGUfxpkL/s400/000015CaliforniaMariposaYosemite091225AhwahneeGreatRoomWinterClubRoomInterior.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420132313170156722" border="0" /></a><br />and Winter Club Rooms.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1S0_vhtIwVF8hGmPa__mP86Da_RXzGPTGlyhaIX_kmTcF0JfTEzIdoLnUC3q1YsO5tBJWhhyG_WzixmOsoWtW6nADtrqmcZmLhbKIo9fGpRc9CShELtRalxycXKkTC_0J8wFOEj1bPbjp/s1600-h/000015CaliforniaMariposaYosemite091225HalfDomeFromAhwahneeMeadowsReturn.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1S0_vhtIwVF8hGmPa__mP86Da_RXzGPTGlyhaIX_kmTcF0JfTEzIdoLnUC3q1YsO5tBJWhhyG_WzixmOsoWtW6nADtrqmcZmLhbKIo9fGpRc9CShELtRalxycXKkTC_0J8wFOEj1bPbjp/s400/000015CaliforniaMariposaYosemite091225HalfDomeFromAhwahneeMeadowsReturn.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420136313011276626" border="0" /></a><br />After a second brisk Ahwahnee Meadows walk to recollect the car, we reverse course past<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicuIyvwR3xSMFu38VW-iPXSRegQBE_Xnuv6pW-QVTHxkepIjLGoEKchIRODY9Dxc5l3YRjKXneGnR7uJLRuaRpZ8F3Nw_Yhetbp2meBB9hfL9Ef6UFhS3299kKWr5g_-6kiQdPdxl0_vTe/s1600-h/000015CaliforniaMariposaYosemite091225ElCapitanFromNorthsideDrive.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 245px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwNjx2h7uz1CipSrQUVfkhyphenhyphenRO4fLHntH_CBauXLs000wVWxF1YRHD-ONy-8JRhIDmsbNvR9Sst2PwAHPFKzJMku8dLxF7R91OuN0BCW7nZEzGfwytUxKCMUFRfqTtnJ-NG3kBtjIOmIaLA/s400/000015CaliforniaStanislaus091225LoversLeapCliffsAlong120WestTowardsOakdaleDetail.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420167709287399522" border="0" /></a><br />for the evening.Mark Alburgerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04055921666168067641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4258247369531773440.post-75491675364506208122009-12-24T23:22:00.000-08:002009-12-27T02:06:06.638-08:00December 24 - Silent Day<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIY51k1CwNiTniVxKy9KF1DIV8ZzKmKWizLFiBQ4p58x5fJr1AFfeduNLWZBfiWrujHoNILqwI6B1R74_REmck2hGpipDhHcubqc-Q2nVDOawon20S2yFyED86nEXXvfivrg5CJp09A96T/s1600-h/000015CaliforniaMercedPlain091224SierraNevadaFoothillCanyon.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 132px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH9dBdc3UdZ19Y81WikaQoicOWLffh6YNrh3eNw9Zqat66aUzBvO_WqAvT-UKY4zdcIVbZcNS0S0oakWSioFWvVBGXr-S-xP_Wrcsey6bYokcD84VGW74-DICkhhF7E5u_Aw-DkmAPGFh4/s400/000015CaliforniaMariposaCatheysValley091224Barn.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419817059025870434" border="0" /></a><br />Cathey's Valley, up<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn5Aka1M8_Rilat3G2Rjr2SqgahsoJeNthsKnpeCpj9ybVT0i0ABqAd70k0KZ8sf9AP7OoPj0ptY154tgUerQ07EglLAnMDC062NqSOVC86Y6Sgt21WIiqlJuwOUnFOo5xAns1kDLksl8u/s1600-h/000015CaliforniaMariposaCatheysValley091224GuadalupeMountains.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 149px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn5Aka1M8_Rilat3G2Rjr2SqgahsoJeNthsKnpeCpj9ybVT0i0ABqAd70k0KZ8sf9AP7OoPj0ptY154tgUerQ07EglLAnMDC062NqSOVC86Y6Sgt21WIiqlJuwOUnFOo5xAns1kDLksl8u/s400/000015CaliforniaMariposaCatheysValley091224GuadalupeMountains.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419818283510599986" border="0" /></a><br />Guadalupe<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSZsMjoS1zTlEheWA3mkQoQ-aRpiEY77P6ufZe6h4hwuBR43Tm6bg1pMut-CPR_d27sFmIUjq0nCpX79WMAUGMQPMaF-KaD-7UkJlu5om1lAJUJFLiLMhfWP39O-VIYpArpT7PKaCy67ig/s1600-h/000015CaliforniaMariposaCatheysValley091224GuadalupeMountainsProspect.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 232px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSZsMjoS1zTlEheWA3mkQoQ-aRpiEY77P6ufZe6h4hwuBR43Tm6bg1pMut-CPR_d27sFmIUjq0nCpX79WMAUGMQPMaF-KaD-7UkJlu5om1lAJUJFLiLMhfWP39O-VIYpArpT7PKaCy67ig/s400/000015CaliforniaMariposaCatheysValley091224GuadalupeMountainsProspect.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419818781712993618" border="0" /></a><br />Ridge, under the<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtL4At3DOQ6hPycxU3iVkYBEdqXDnkIABCHPmWyTh2R4jZqrYWH2nnV0dmRL-AKxd3OD6_iFs0Qvh4aHyEvsTaiyVnK3AnTLEdCuGfEt7deZAB4UgkmIw7RVs4A8QgYfvGBEZ5FyZTrbZV/s1600-h/000015CaliforniaMariposa091224GasStationSky01.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 319px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtL4At3DOQ6hPycxU3iVkYBEdqXDnkIABCHPmWyTh2R4jZqrYWH2nnV0dmRL-AKxd3OD6_iFs0Qvh4aHyEvsTaiyVnK3AnTLEdCuGfEt7deZAB4UgkmIw7RVs4A8QgYfvGBEZ5FyZTrbZV/s400/000015CaliforniaMariposa091224GasStationSky01.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419823435117990242" border="0" /></a><br />skies of Mariposa,<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivHW4LJYbTtnewfSEMrF8uK6YjX2VBE8xZPzWDoPoL4TD3QoZIj_x73aUyTHuxCIDFJqH1JAhi5ly0vaawltW5JG-vxH2dVHtIQrI3OO38Ml0_EJp8xDRhVnCsyGfk-na-hqbSQcNF-3B8/s1600-h/000015CaliforniaMariposa091224BearCreekCanyonDescentLight.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivHW4LJYbTtnewfSEMrF8uK6YjX2VBE8xZPzWDoPoL4TD3QoZIj_x73aUyTHuxCIDFJqH1JAhi5ly0vaawltW5JG-vxH2dVHtIQrI3OO38Ml0_EJp8xDRhVnCsyGfk-na-hqbSQcNF-3B8/s400/000015CaliforniaMariposa091224BearCreekCanyonDescentLight.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419824331007421714" border="0" /></a><br />down towards<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzpqX6phxlXP_TS1QYtI7tr0eIXLPxIWJdMp2ErJxSrjKx3y_9GaUcXuljyX0A_fkbPwTNI4u7Ee4YIHVTzLRpAn_noKPNSYKh49nstMcps2bjJFddCwYKK9b8N9xlx2SN-bsgNNJ6b9FT/s1600-h/000015CaliforniaMariposaMercedCanyon091224Detail.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 279px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzpqX6phxlXP_TS1QYtI7tr0eIXLPxIWJdMp2ErJxSrjKx3y_9GaUcXuljyX0A_fkbPwTNI4u7Ee4YIHVTzLRpAn_noKPNSYKh49nstMcps2bjJFddCwYKK9b8N9xlx2SN-bsgNNJ6b9FT/s400/000015CaliforniaMariposaMercedCanyon091224Detail.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419834200226810850" border="0" /></a><br />the Canyon, beyond<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_LzJ2Mog9p9HY3UIUII1Qnqcwx2sW0wcKC8AuxoWRX2BJNiDJbRr3pd9G7Xys222fBwBKA3SWwt2hGScJvz3Yde78pE-hq28br2sqfECG7rxrpy4ym4gnbUlUGnGcOzvHHwEbMv78tR-f/s1600-h/000015CaliforniaMariposaMercedCanyon091224RockSlide.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 236px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_LzJ2Mog9p9HY3UIUII1Qnqcwx2sW0wcKC8AuxoWRX2BJNiDJbRr3pd9G7Xys222fBwBKA3SWwt2hGScJvz3Yde78pE-hq28br2sqfECG7rxrpy4ym4gnbUlUGnGcOzvHHwEbMv78tR-f/s400/000015CaliforniaMariposaMercedCanyon091224RockSlide.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419836809435939538" border="0" /></a><br />the Landslide<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrrgzGEvNKTw1qyYqhKnFZS0yDDAd6eI1aqjYGZyVNumCCMU6sx-KhLAN6c2IW3s_ghNz_RVWKg7JS2hGK4Zt2G73l4LXmPJQIBDZa6IkfYeySp6b4TKNy8CS1RC3_1yE7Rgxc2zVXte9k/s1600-h/000015CaliforniaMariposaMercedCanyon091224WestRockSlideBridge.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 276px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrrgzGEvNKTw1qyYqhKnFZS0yDDAd6eI1aqjYGZyVNumCCMU6sx-KhLAN6c2IW3s_ghNz_RVWKg7JS2hGK4Zt2G73l4LXmPJQIBDZa6IkfYeySp6b4TKNy8CS1RC3_1yE7Rgxc2zVXte9k/s400/000015CaliforniaMariposaMercedCanyon091224WestRockSlideBridge.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419845777796208082" border="0" /></a><br />Bridges, past<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEztJFa5QAiu99_yxnUdgR6O-q9nAYKrqP5C-N3gZn_D-mS77Sk8cKd9Cj9u0ZMeiC3bu8rrxJBqvStY4KeY-9BqSH3HvECnu7auM-tNmzHJgZqfGlAAGUhu9-3CIwOozSx79wb3nz6FvM/s1600-h/000015CaliforniaMariposaMercedCanyon091224SouthForkMercedRiverSavagesTradingPost.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEztJFa5QAiu99_yxnUdgR6O-q9nAYKrqP5C-N3gZn_D-mS77Sk8cKd9Cj9u0ZMeiC3bu8rrxJBqvStY4KeY-9BqSH3HvECnu7auM-tNmzHJgZqfGlAAGUhu9-3CIwOozSx79wb3nz6FvM/s400/000015CaliforniaMariposaMercedCanyon091224SouthForkMercedRiverSavagesTradingPost.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419852837115200354" border="0" /></a><br />Savage's<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrWys8uHtjhbWoMJGC9Mn1agXac_H57u5seBLRDkOVzTU6hyoWbaAEK4DIv_Gwj-49bV0cvT4Adesc8gLFo0l2SdS8dokmcgF7y7szH9sDYJejSHa_Ia5YhA6FGnW_5Safx2LVW0yPnzm5/s1600-h/000015CaliforniaMariposaMercedCanyon091224SavagesTradingPost.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 328px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrWys8uHtjhbWoMJGC9Mn1agXac_H57u5seBLRDkOVzTU6hyoWbaAEK4DIv_Gwj-49bV0cvT4Adesc8gLFo0l2SdS8dokmcgF7y7szH9sDYJejSHa_Ia5YhA6FGnW_5Safx2LVW0yPnzm5/s400/000015CaliforniaMariposaMercedCanyon091224SavagesTradingPost.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419853205848226194" border="0" /></a><br />Trading Post to<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-s7DOYGsJ1-ln8VH2fiuKuGSj93XtjYy_Dhz_CevaaMiILwEVAzQxzBC3xW3zJxShuwHfXRzV7twh7xAKNnBmivr5mIZiiQ1exqr5P8_Nxt2d7_tkRx7CUzIM6JwAkfVjjxsx-jXka2Rd/s1600-h/000015CaliforniaMariposaMercedCanyon091224TrumbullPeakFromCedarLodgeParking.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-s7DOYGsJ1-ln8VH2fiuKuGSj93XtjYy_Dhz_CevaaMiILwEVAzQxzBC3xW3zJxShuwHfXRzV7twh7xAKNnBmivr5mIZiiQ1exqr5P8_Nxt2d7_tkRx7CUzIM6JwAkfVjjxsx-jXka2Rd/s400/000015CaliforniaMariposaMercedCanyon091224TrumbullPeakFromCedarLodgeParking.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419853891355910466" border="0" /></a><br />El Portal and Cedar Lodge (the latter with Mt. Trumbull looming) for Christmas Eve dinner and gifts and visions.Mark Alburgerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04055921666168067641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4258247369531773440.post-13204223008242475062009-12-23T23:59:00.000-08:002009-12-27T09:57:21.530-08:00December 23 - Temple of the World<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFbZfI4fJeLhm0oXyL1Efz1hGiSQgagF1MQT7SY7OS-tJQDrgWHtaQ33CUHpYhWP9Gt0ea-EZ8T3OhLQA4MC5Q1JpnhybKCsLp7-QWxiiF1dsdjS8sPl4PKn5h2q5nm9zeK79_HhIK406k/s1600-h/000015CaliforniaNapaJamesonCanyon091223RidgeNorthFlowers.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 151px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFbZfI4fJeLhm0oXyL1Efz1hGiSQgagF1MQT7SY7OS-tJQDrgWHtaQ33CUHpYhWP9Gt0ea-EZ8T3OhLQA4MC5Q1JpnhybKCsLp7-QWxiiF1dsdjS8sPl4PKn5h2q5nm9zeK79_HhIK406k/s400/000015CaliforniaNapaJamesonCanyon091223RidgeNorthFlowers.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419771729718865490" border="0" /></a><br />Finish orchestration through page 9 of <span style="font-style: italic;">The Gospel According to St. Matthew: XLIV. The Temple</span>, proof reconstructed October 2005 issue of 21st-Century Music, print that and current January 2010 issue, then head out to deliver <span style="font-style: italic;">Sex and the Bible </span>score and CD to Beth, and drop off the two issues at Copy World -- so, a great pseudo-circle, initially through Jameson Canyon, past<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhushjjFT0BybwpiJEp7Z4abNgn8RBzrzW90SUbVhjSo2I4nr42fN1z-e5gQkEtcv8ICftxQb8JYsEyNAHRZMo8qhc2tUODsAHJaD8DC7keQnqKp1mA1lcIQxxoXs7L8dimRebSBn1ky2B/s1600-h/000015CaliforniaNapaWineGuy091223Trees.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 241px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhushjjFT0BybwpiJEp7Z4abNgn8RBzrzW90SUbVhjSo2I4nr42fN1z-e5gQkEtcv8ICftxQb8JYsEyNAHRZMo8qhc2tUODsAHJaD8DC7keQnqKp1mA1lcIQxxoXs7L8dimRebSBn1ky2B/s400/000015CaliforniaNapaWineGuy091223Trees.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419772712807075234" border="0" /></a><br />the Wine<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcwQx77eLBUKbwnMQyNb_-44BlgYVdVH5dN311izhaF2UQz1HswllWy9r-F7se0TTu8_GV6pMRxyeMo946AiC-CXfMHtq_RL1J_ZkssyzcXt5iT-F6tP9eAim5I_sk1aJKTX-vXixK47Sr/s1600-h/000015CaliforniaNapaWineGuy091223Detail.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 160px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcwQx77eLBUKbwnMQyNb_-44BlgYVdVH5dN311izhaF2UQz1HswllWy9r-F7se0TTu8_GV6pMRxyeMo946AiC-CXfMHtq_RL1J_ZkssyzcXt5iT-F6tP9eAim5I_sk1aJKTX-vXixK47Sr/s400/000015CaliforniaNapaWineGuy091223Detail.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419772522542196562" border="0" /></a><br />Guy,<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9PjdJHczU04Kr9WrXbxWq0wRowAbTn_G6kXHNg2lR9XVKrwzYPrIU3man7Q01Kjmw2hwYa0P8CxJi5AQNth__c0meqDyIms2CUfN11XoVDp-bvuciEOroI1kfGkvpQh8XSj6cFml25Zkb/s1600-h/000015CaliforniaNapaEucalyptusRow091223.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 122px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9PjdJHczU04Kr9WrXbxWq0wRowAbTn_G6kXHNg2lR9XVKrwzYPrIU3man7Q01Kjmw2hwYa0P8CxJi5AQNth__c0meqDyIms2CUfN11XoVDp-bvuciEOroI1kfGkvpQh8XSj6cFml25Zkb/s400/000015CaliforniaNapaEucalyptusRow091223.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419773136678001378" border="0" /></a><br />Napa Eucalyptus<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1jGBTgbTSQHnFrl4gc9bqJEt3qPjlmIArklO4ozItyLIzig1uWTsypUhRcx3nVdBEY1qNJdvGEveluWmdS1yK_a4oFDNrb64hT5Lqh2-km1pi7AF3wu7wC3OtQxqm66FVy3RzHrm2Usy7/s1600-h/000015CaliforniaNapaEucalyptusRow091223Telephoto.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 204px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1jGBTgbTSQHnFrl4gc9bqJEt3qPjlmIArklO4ozItyLIzig1uWTsypUhRcx3nVdBEY1qNJdvGEveluWmdS1yK_a4oFDNrb64hT5Lqh2-km1pi7AF3wu7wC3OtQxqm66FVy3RzHrm2Usy7/s400/000015CaliforniaNapaEucalyptusRow091223Telephoto.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419773437408197842" border="0" /></a><br />Row,<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKeWXPsPAcYVGHfRKbGb2UDQRd5Q7uwg2ZmfgIRjv-aUWjWJk7y_LTQtfy3K1OADGRrJZfJhiiXX1_obDkTkzj8EybR1keS1n2W0H2rPsF9h0_x8wLRHGNWNL0dlF_ikSHzQ4yCffg3j7o/s1600-h/000015CaliforniaNapaValley091223StagsLeapSmokeTelephotoDetail.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 147px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKeWXPsPAcYVGHfRKbGb2UDQRd5Q7uwg2ZmfgIRjv-aUWjWJk7y_LTQtfy3K1OADGRrJZfJhiiXX1_obDkTkzj8EybR1keS1n2W0H2rPsF9h0_x8wLRHGNWNL0dlF_ikSHzQ4yCffg3j7o/s400/000015CaliforniaNapaValley091223StagsLeapSmokeTelephotoDetail.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419773963427691394" border="0" /></a><br />then up beyond suspicious smoke of Stags Leap,<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIFXhFSCD0a26vy7gNECG2rN5ulvL0GjlNhOyz3N_jBtWJtKY5vny9F3YFBjiTigN0VpQXc8Kh3agWFzS9_CEgFshwkXN-5jPe0yxuyPuFSG3MvXJRkMullVQfLQ0j9eFE5fc2bagGLHof/s1600-h/000015CaliforniaNapaYountvilleApproach091223DetailDetail.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 298px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIFXhFSCD0a26vy7gNECG2rN5ulvL0GjlNhOyz3N_jBtWJtKY5vny9F3YFBjiTigN0VpQXc8Kh3agWFzS9_CEgFshwkXN-5jPe0yxuyPuFSG3MvXJRkMullVQfLQ0j9eFE5fc2bagGLHof/s400/000015CaliforniaNapaYountvilleApproach091223DetailDetail.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419774587577565522" border="0" /></a><br />the Yountville Hills,<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2hCKusYEU_eVxADVrjfx4rkltWelFb4biPrx2Bsc8eG5a0a29eaLDuvrQkKUsCPMSUL1_yfwQqL6sRjtPnxJrTnFvFvioBVwg87U2YbYAwB5XgeAqInaWaM5ppcBh1TPih-vwCesFIkPS/s1600-h/000015CaliforniaNapaMayacamasRidge091223NorthTelephoto.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2hCKusYEU_eVxADVrjfx4rkltWelFb4biPrx2Bsc8eG5a0a29eaLDuvrQkKUsCPMSUL1_yfwQqL6sRjtPnxJrTnFvFvioBVwg87U2YbYAwB5XgeAqInaWaM5ppcBh1TPih-vwCesFIkPS/s400/000015CaliforniaNapaMayacamasRidge091223NorthTelephoto.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419775394156010754" border="0" /></a><br />towards the Mayacamas Mountains.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbWiLZ4yI2Z5dIFY0sOoAuWW0zMqRIKNto5kQTadoPivZw-0wH2aqre9TF6FLdECW3-KAblKa-YFZF9nNlJyPTizfmk40Afylb4_yOeA2Ssj1iaFcUzpxCNENVri_6az8uJj4TxXplCRi-/s1600-h/000015CaliforniaNapaDryCreek091223WestFromCrossing.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbWiLZ4yI2Z5dIFY0sOoAuWW0zMqRIKNto5kQTadoPivZw-0wH2aqre9TF6FLdECW3-KAblKa-YFZF9nNlJyPTizfmk40Afylb4_yOeA2Ssj1iaFcUzpxCNENVri_6az8uJj4TxXplCRi-/s400/000015CaliforniaNapaDryCreek091223WestFromCrossing.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419776389668602450" border="0" /></a><br />There's time for a brief walk on Dry Creek<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpnoK4h8OSS2p0TMAu_n5hfijVZSsGnUoluMhc2n-a7TsIWHYcPRqE8XLeuleitY4zXwHctjiBP0mdw62M4Nqpz95QWmFNymyI57kum7SpdHRwtkw_PrCBmk_YN2GDtQ0YOt42ZTgjfZQp/s1600-h/000015CaliforniaNapaDryCreek091223CrossingEast.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpnoK4h8OSS2p0TMAu_n5hfijVZSsGnUoluMhc2n-a7TsIWHYcPRqE8XLeuleitY4zXwHctjiBP0mdw62M4Nqpz95QWmFNymyI57kum7SpdHRwtkw_PrCBmk_YN2GDtQ0YOt42ZTgjfZQp/s400/000015CaliforniaNapaDryCreek091223CrossingEast.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419777198809381234" border="0" /></a><br />Road, from the namesake<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgon7P2libO29X9veSA2cOqS9Xlis5M69scm_zywxJgSx3ZHuHXSAaU_-8035iPc8yeifz6GEF3SeRj9mSFw3bj83Da919T4xl8HaHVLsSB5pOW88YukgTgN1WmmQkJOEwFcy-v-6mFVxUY/s1600-h/000015CaliforniaNapaDryCreek091223CrossingWest.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgon7P2libO29X9veSA2cOqS9Xlis5M69scm_zywxJgSx3ZHuHXSAaU_-8035iPc8yeifz6GEF3SeRj9mSFw3bj83Da919T4xl8HaHVLsSB5pOW88YukgTgN1WmmQkJOEwFcy-v-6mFVxUY/s400/000015CaliforniaNapaDryCreek091223CrossingWest.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419784956812484610" border="0" /></a><br />Bridge,<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjogyd6kZNa1PKdHoM8F-S82opZ5n6BqDze_J9Pno4OEsAXfKbhRp42hHU4IKDCXXRSDaIK5Yx0M9vFFbSZVl5GLN61j90UF6gJ_0yTo61cC4dbwmcfSwjs_FOBnXbX8hTmpOytYicG5zIW/s1600-h/000015CaliforniaNapaDryCreek091223UpslopeWestTowardsSonoma.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjogyd6kZNa1PKdHoM8F-S82opZ5n6BqDze_J9Pno4OEsAXfKbhRp42hHU4IKDCXXRSDaIK5Yx0M9vFFbSZVl5GLN61j90UF6gJ_0yTo61cC4dbwmcfSwjs_FOBnXbX8hTmpOytYicG5zIW/s400/000015CaliforniaNapaDryCreek091223UpslopeWestTowardsSonoma.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419787477024700098" border="0" /></a><br />uphill with<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwZGDVWoos1MGq_vKa4HIBWyNWp8_LH8rI4T8qE-alLfTeNkS6O0mO9nZ4fpO8GmIZYi8WJayEzXe1O-bQOzCtFJkXtLCUKdXZ-28LP3t_OV11W_C1gANTYlv7vDuzxPpKOta-gu24af0G/s1600-h/000015CaliforniaNapaDryCreekRoad091223MayacamasRidgeHouseTelephoto.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwZGDVWoos1MGq_vKa4HIBWyNWp8_LH8rI4T8qE-alLfTeNkS6O0mO9nZ4fpO8GmIZYi8WJayEzXe1O-bQOzCtFJkXtLCUKdXZ-28LP3t_OV11W_C1gANTYlv7vDuzxPpKOta-gu24af0G/s400/000015CaliforniaNapaDryCreekRoad091223MayacamasRidgeHouseTelephoto.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419791391540162546" border="0" /></a><br />views across the interior valley to the<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-vDk3WU-U8-47PJ6mt2RZUd1m-kEP6PKt5dUUSuPh_KZiEaKG-b7Nyws9p0jRqnLKX1B1pKM26GOXIXbjJoLWWOh-e9dFPeCAgayavxgXsvH9C43sPBbH63-1dgf0JPY98CpfF7auHDVY/s1600-h/000015CaliforniaNapaDryCreekRoad091223MayacamasRidgeTelephotoDetail.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 84px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-vDk3WU-U8-47PJ6mt2RZUd1m-kEP6PKt5dUUSuPh_KZiEaKG-b7Nyws9p0jRqnLKX1B1pKM26GOXIXbjJoLWWOh-e9dFPeCAgayavxgXsvH9C43sPBbH63-1dgf0JPY98CpfF7auHDVY/s400/000015CaliforniaNapaDryCreekRoad091223MayacamasRidgeTelephotoDetail.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419787808730049090" border="0" /></a><br />highlands,<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE0fcmQYkFsYHvqi36kSrd8bvR8bzTCMsd8wUZwWXGr31tw6yUG4xu2YPWdj3aIpP96wBsKORfIFrEfejHv-zk8RYQoySG8H_RqWKegdFwbkNmAOeiQNreaa9lS8i91ZTBB8-dHOgYbmZH/s1600-h/000015CaliforniaNapaDryCreekRoad091223EndOfTheWalkForToday.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 361px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE0fcmQYkFsYHvqi36kSrd8bvR8bzTCMsd8wUZwWXGr31tw6yUG4xu2YPWdj3aIpP96wBsKORfIFrEfejHv-zk8RYQoySG8H_RqWKegdFwbkNmAOeiQNreaa9lS8i91ZTBB8-dHOgYbmZH/s400/000015CaliforniaNapaDryCreekRoad091223EndOfTheWalkForToday.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419788110752405490" border="0" /></a><br />part of a series of strolls as close to the unfinished Bay Area Ridge Trail as possible (the terminous today above), beyond which it's<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixsndifBREZQuIxgNBNNfxonlBiLboQnFIC2HxFdX8p78vpAO0FMZ8H-k5JcRVC-s79BQ93G2hsbZL6SUMHi0TkvIreCyZECRvzApPRdmgUoTSEMl4901hH7omdDTDOwY1R3f8j7ktnrYG/s1600-h/000015CaliforniaSonomaTrinityRoad091223Erosion.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 378px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixsndifBREZQuIxgNBNNfxonlBiLboQnFIC2HxFdX8p78vpAO0FMZ8H-k5JcRVC-s79BQ93G2hsbZL6SUMHi0TkvIreCyZECRvzApPRdmgUoTSEMl4901hH7omdDTDOwY1R3f8j7ktnrYG/s400/000015CaliforniaSonomaTrinityRoad091223Erosion.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419793448465468258" border="0" /></a><br />Trinity Road into<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_sj7-PWtKe9gD_Xxwrw_AuDWmEhP0zZusdjknn1UfikyW314Rez3XF_uUyYsKiTArweSu9JBnIUbX_zAfisOa02J2VHuAGlolgG0ZB-YIDfGrhCs1fG1Lz4vvL4mEY0QmkDN99F4pt77u/s1600-h/000015CaliforniaSonomaValley091223Sunset.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_sj7-PWtKe9gD_Xxwrw_AuDWmEhP0zZusdjknn1UfikyW314Rez3XF_uUyYsKiTArweSu9JBnIUbX_zAfisOa02J2VHuAGlolgG0ZB-YIDfGrhCs1fG1Lz4vvL4mEY0QmkDN99F4pt77u/s400/000015CaliforniaSonomaValley091223Sunset.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419793195380427346" border="0" /></a><br />Sonoma Valley and lights out near<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjySva1WMknEiycgC6uglbzNRfAf0Yowv4MvwK6jfblfnwk4CZSZshB6mlMpmOh0Mks2sRYo0J3x5sd1f497cmmjdnRXIgnJApfGqD5LrLY1RbJzv8Bi7sRVNODNsfnjH9F-aYLmxJlbZrR/s1600-h/000015CaliforniaSonoma12SugarloafPark091223.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 215px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjySva1WMknEiycgC6uglbzNRfAf0Yowv4MvwK6jfblfnwk4CZSZshB6mlMpmOh0Mks2sRYo0J3x5sd1f497cmmjdnRXIgnJApfGqD5LrLY1RbJzv8Bi7sRVNODNsfnjH9F-aYLmxJlbZrR/s400/000015CaliforniaSonoma12SugarloafPark091223.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419793760746571714" border="0" /></a><br />Sugarloaf Ridge and<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilI1oy6i1KXSA5NEyNRkY8thK09qbwT3LvJgq_fB2x0sCjj2KQYgX9NhgIqfKygRK86KZwVmBngp03xJB8lD6L-h-dyQFcsye2gwxLVCciRxlXluXJnwxExIyYAA8LfaWE_TgGAGir0UsV/s1600-h/000015CaliforniaSonoma12HoodMountainVineyard091223.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 288px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilI1oy6i1KXSA5NEyNRkY8thK09qbwT3LvJgq_fB2x0sCjj2KQYgX9NhgIqfKygRK86KZwVmBngp03xJB8lD6L-h-dyQFcsye2gwxLVCciRxlXluXJnwxExIyYAA8LfaWE_TgGAGir0UsV/s400/000015CaliforniaSonoma12HoodMountainVineyard091223.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419796824764540690" border="0" /></a><br />Hood Mountain -- with Windsor and Berkeley and all the rest in darkness.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEaZEfa1HqzkLRACj4zQqTELjiJNd9yaJDeAawfjtq68HR3aJBXEvH8UbJLYfbljS7QnSub9WeB3I95bENyR0rvn0vYl66C5k_BuTbmxrxGhcZMffruG79TnRvzEkhFQcNHNmkiOqtJ1Ep/s1600-h/1957Alburger060TwelvePreludesAndFugues.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 188px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEaZEfa1HqzkLRACj4zQqTELjiJNd9yaJDeAawfjtq68HR3aJBXEvH8UbJLYfbljS7QnSub9WeB3I95bENyR0rvn0vYl66C5k_BuTbmxrxGhcZMffruG79TnRvzEkhFQcNHNmkiOqtJ1Ep/s400/1957Alburger060TwelvePreludesAndFugues.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419976479086674898" border="0" /></a><br />So, attempt to provide a little light with album covers through Op. 60 upon return.Mark Alburgerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04055921666168067641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4258247369531773440.post-31789008468558514902009-12-22T11:11:00.000-08:002009-12-23T04:20:47.517-08:00December 22 - Book of Entries and Exits<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEtlmMchdCl4KdidBLfVuIgDypl0sZN9T8zj04P62M66ny6LKavths6Pi9piwdxl_8wfK-_kMV_u416Zm7oauAzWcxrsmIN9dzxMqChxaEWqgqcUe4QiKFnomwNt_dOwKcdYNLJWUNUhbw/s1600-h/000015CaliforniaSolanoEnglishHills091222.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 206px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEtlmMchdCl4KdidBLfVuIgDypl0sZN9T8zj04P62M66ny6LKavths6Pi9piwdxl_8wfK-_kMV_u416Zm7oauAzWcxrsmIN9dzxMqChxaEWqgqcUe4QiKFnomwNt_dOwKcdYNLJWUNUhbw/s400/000015CaliforniaSolanoEnglishHills091222.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418392747205317778" border="0" /></a><br />Finish the orchestration of <span style="font-style: italic;">The Gospel According to St. Matthew: LXIII. The Triumphal Entry</span>, proof the January 2010 issue of 21st-Century Music, and head out past the English Hills,<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5gwxklztwf8T-YfEqcL_AiHLeueMMwS4lKaLGckf_RigzagzN6YtuHLuoKSA-ldxviMWlbPg1dZDAa9r13JQWdzqXo3hc0m7TXpn7WhImy5TmGDS3jBwe0lql0zGfmMLfOipSAlOO3rzH/s1600-h/000015CaliforniaSolanoVacaMountains091222.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 220px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5gwxklztwf8T-YfEqcL_AiHLeueMMwS4lKaLGckf_RigzagzN6YtuHLuoKSA-ldxviMWlbPg1dZDAa9r13JQWdzqXo3hc0m7TXpn7WhImy5TmGDS3jBwe0lql0zGfmMLfOipSAlOO3rzH/s400/000015CaliforniaSolanoVacaMountains091222.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418393400903822082" border="0" /></a><br />Vaca Mountains,<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGHOrg3RmncUT7yJKPv-9kmvS3J0VHgybJjnzHRL_ovPewtQbmJpQxmSEENUvPdfIcdbs1GZ9d0MyefptMCVaff1-bYfNFHUXFyIgx2nAthjAzEmUre1riEaxUXbd527H3f-aCkf0H_IyN/s1600-h/000015CaliforniaSonomaSearsPoint091222GreenFields.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 167px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGHOrg3RmncUT7yJKPv-9kmvS3J0VHgybJjnzHRL_ovPewtQbmJpQxmSEENUvPdfIcdbs1GZ9d0MyefptMCVaff1-bYfNFHUXFyIgx2nAthjAzEmUre1riEaxUXbd527H3f-aCkf0H_IyN/s400/000015CaliforniaSonomaSearsPoint091222GreenFields.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418393592670102466" border="0" /></a><br />over the Sears Point lowlands, stretching towards<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitoAbuQq2cXwdM1uogVOPSHsxUI-Ka-8yBWF6SER-0JZdDwFujKtGhFfzMTv5ruzuM0RPJq3RbHvkSXtCSad4ntGO6H-fc7A-nf97icGE3hdOuajWnf_F7PRvtsqDXaNSTrgT5ubbzRfIf/s1600-h/000015CaliforniaSonomaMtTamalpais091222.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 224px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitoAbuQq2cXwdM1uogVOPSHsxUI-Ka-8yBWF6SER-0JZdDwFujKtGhFfzMTv5ruzuM0RPJq3RbHvkSXtCSad4ntGO6H-fc7A-nf97icGE3hdOuajWnf_F7PRvtsqDXaNSTrgT5ubbzRfIf/s400/000015CaliforniaSonomaMtTamalpais091222.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418394147416022002" border="0" /></a><br />Tamalpais and<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsC0rGPkHPXF5-1mxjAZc_GE5V3DW4JzXoEUEEJ9VDOtk0m3Jfbf8SpV2teK7EWKnJN5s2upTBmOwBny2hSqLgD63DVM4U6ANrT3Wev9svbtFzI4hN45bcQL1cxoDsK0YJ22gRUFWzCghP/s1600-h/000015CaliforniaSonomaSearsPointSouth091222SanFrancisco.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 190px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsC0rGPkHPXF5-1mxjAZc_GE5V3DW4JzXoEUEEJ9VDOtk0m3Jfbf8SpV2teK7EWKnJN5s2upTBmOwBny2hSqLgD63DVM4U6ANrT3Wev9svbtFzI4hN45bcQL1cxoDsK0YJ22gRUFWzCghP/s400/000015CaliforniaSonomaSearsPointSouth091222SanFrancisco.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418393808125223026" border="0" /></a><br />San Francisco<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFBMqic51F6x5Axmt0G-ljNI6iV87LjiqyO4J2i6p0U35nj6430SiG5CZPVjx_IXDqjZcCVNbYd-WUzlSfKnsTnA1M6qzCpkSM1bbDO4a24ufwHFD6jK2OyMCyN1f7nYMOdoFRxDqbCaEn/s1600-h/000015CaliforniaSonomaSearsPointSouth091222SanFranciscoBay.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 166px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFBMqic51F6x5Axmt0G-ljNI6iV87LjiqyO4J2i6p0U35nj6430SiG5CZPVjx_IXDqjZcCVNbYd-WUzlSfKnsTnA1M6qzCpkSM1bbDO4a24ufwHFD6jK2OyMCyN1f7nYMOdoFRxDqbCaEn/s400/000015CaliforniaSonomaSearsPointSouth091222SanFranciscoBay.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418394543485764290" border="0" /></a><br />Bay, for first standard maintenance on the new vehicle, biding time at local Chevy's while doing a cover for<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7ESQT2JtpPY5XUg7jkw-Pv1vj6c4V-EPgS3FCcrIPhLDMwcLQZB1avV-a1kyfBbjOG6qSrnAt3RiYW6-Ar9aYGejSfBCrxHsXVgXGXLzhNvHSYjbLzf50_B0_7CXqfgCAoKnthCTdFbOW/s1600-h/1957Alburger055PassionAccordingToStMatthewCover.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 197px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7ESQT2JtpPY5XUg7jkw-Pv1vj6c4V-EPgS3FCcrIPhLDMwcLQZB1avV-a1kyfBbjOG6qSrnAt3RiYW6-Ar9aYGejSfBCrxHsXVgXGXLzhNvHSYjbLzf50_B0_7CXqfgCAoKnthCTdFbOW/s400/1957Alburger055PassionAccordingToStMatthewCover.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418398928936615906" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">The Passion According to St. Matthew</span>. Check the post box and make the jump to the DVC Lab to catch up with Tritone Orchestra recordings of<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFfnvG0sJPoJqwlD2C4fULMt9zhKP7s0Cz76QkZVx15-spccrufNE0jOZ6JIzN-zgO3419oipQFlDl8OKZByc_s2ZW2mUfmkS_pyRw23wLisBe-FFDpRHSBH86XoALlKRy8cuy6qgriiiT/s1600-h/1255DuccioTransfiguration.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 374px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFfnvG0sJPoJqwlD2C4fULMt9zhKP7s0Cz76QkZVx15-spccrufNE0jOZ6JIzN-zgO3419oipQFlDl8OKZByc_s2ZW2mUfmkS_pyRw23wLisBe-FFDpRHSBH86XoALlKRy8cuy6qgriiiT/s400/1255DuccioTransfiguration.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418400645389436850" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">The Gospel According to St. Matthew</span><br /><br />XXXIX. The Cross (Qui Vult Venire)<br /><br />XL. The Transfiguration<br /><br />XLI. Concerto for Confusion and Contention<br /><br />XLII. The Rich Young Man<br /><br />XLIII. The Triumphal Entry<br /><br />plus <span style="font-style: italic;"><br /><br />The Nativity</span><span style="font-style: italic;"> According to St. Matthew</span><br /><br />IX. An Angel of the Lord<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZqpEVMvjwMkHH0QLvNjG7XAZaboUtgnJoHBY50IvGZNegvmy_4dNwHSekpxHV0RaGH0AFmh10DCzUkccfZlpPVmfMthM-nXgNXrTRvBM0xeK_nIur7JOP5CDR4cb5lhRna3JXYqjwHaVa/s1600-h/1834BlochHeinrichCastingoutMoneyChangers.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 352px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZqpEVMvjwMkHH0QLvNjG7XAZaboUtgnJoHBY50IvGZNegvmy_4dNwHSekpxHV0RaGH0AFmh10DCzUkccfZlpPVmfMthM-nXgNXrTRvBM0xeK_nIur7JOP5CDR4cb5lhRna3JXYqjwHaVa/s400/1834BlochHeinrichCastingoutMoneyChangers.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418404842155497714" border="0" /></a><br />Return and begin orchestrating <span style="font-style: italic;">Gospel Matt: LXIV. The Temple.</span>Mark Alburgerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04055921666168067641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4258247369531773440.post-5389134020610293382009-12-21T23:41:00.000-08:002009-12-22T02:32:14.131-08:00December 21 - The Long Walk<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEMxC4N1l1Yb80oYuXyoqggyai6LxZwp8GxQBwrGsLunZRC_85o-pL_mXsWVYlpfyQnG37cOhBEsQvSDK03LXW13C2WHnOS-n2xcNAqHcpu_5GqP1pdfW6u4S9meqOOORUMpDeSpoTrABU/s1600-h/000016AntarcticaPenguins.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEMxC4N1l1Yb80oYuXyoqggyai6LxZwp8GxQBwrGsLunZRC_85o-pL_mXsWVYlpfyQnG37cOhBEsQvSDK03LXW13C2WHnOS-n2xcNAqHcpu_5GqP1pdfW6u4S9meqOOORUMpDeSpoTrABU/s400/000016AntarcticaPenguins.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417995878857402242" border="0" /></a><br />A lot of work on the shortest-day-of-the-year solstice (even though, above, some are experiencing the longest), finishing up all the Music Lit and Theory grading, completing the orchestration of <span style="font-style: italic;">The Gospel According to St. Matthew, </span><span>Op. 85</span><span style="font-style: italic;">: XLII. The Rich Young Man</span> and beginning same for<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCCmxYbZ4zMpcBTT_iXrfeNfhIW6OukVTU4i_-gttBpNlcJ52bAS9xjIJN9pS6NNwDZ2wSlpc3M3bJuQMFOTDc4cgJGjbw2cmoFLHtXRxl3osckt9NnhpTPoAvhtcUzX3HI2RIhH3U4K5h/s1600-h/000008IsraelJesusTriumphalEntry.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 249px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCCmxYbZ4zMpcBTT_iXrfeNfhIW6OukVTU4i_-gttBpNlcJ52bAS9xjIJN9pS6NNwDZ2wSlpc3M3bJuQMFOTDc4cgJGjbw2cmoFLHtXRxl3osckt9NnhpTPoAvhtcUzX3HI2RIhH3U4K5h/s400/000008IsraelJesusTriumphalEntry.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417996617851041474" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">XLIII. The Triumphal Entry</span> (both informed by Arnold Schoenberg's <span style="font-style: italic;">Five Pieces for Orchestra: I</span>), recording <span style="font-style: italic;">The Nativity</span>, Op. 72: <span style="font-style: italic;">IX. And an Angel of the Lord</span>, and creating album covers for <span style="font-style: italic;">Business As Usual</span><span> (Op. 49),</span><span style="font-style: italic;"> L.A. Stories</span><span> (Op. 50)</span>, and <span style="font-style: italic;">Death Songs</span> (51-54).Mark Alburgerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04055921666168067641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4258247369531773440.post-86416112340401374562009-12-20T23:28:00.000-08:002009-12-21T00:41:38.761-08:00December 20 - The Dance<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEmEm2C5uYqMDu0lHxdWP2MVco3UBHIsTLP8xK0aunpAyg0datJaaDSxQYvWbICgo5-9SKHLIt_6jTrdIZnkwcajGr4S7yTHYZF9-1Df7d96uWVtR1A-F5IzxnHTQoBz3bdKwqzbojCWrf/s1600-h/1757BlakeWilliamLetTheWatersBeGathered.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 312px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEmEm2C5uYqMDu0lHxdWP2MVco3UBHIsTLP8xK0aunpAyg0datJaaDSxQYvWbICgo5-9SKHLIt_6jTrdIZnkwcajGr4S7yTHYZF9-1Df7d96uWVtR1A-F5IzxnHTQoBz3bdKwqzbojCWrf/s400/1757BlakeWilliamLetTheWatersBeGathered.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417605411341124562" border="0" /></a><br />Harriet off to meet with Meghan while videos are reorganized on the homefront, and more than half of the grades are calculated for the semester. We rendezvous at local Bistro for more <span style="font-style: italic;">Sex and the Bible</span> plans, then home to begin the orchestration of <span style="font-style: italic;"><br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWzfEdaEmgE4hexAF5p6VT48Evnzw0nmALAuhODwTpeY_uIGy67n7TFboasGqM4_JibjMOLY6V2FkiQl0pcI1xI3MTrh0NSDYk3V1OT2PCpLXNiDH5LyZOHy_TIjLFOYdoJezzpYPDDu3R/s1600-h/000008TheRichYoungMan.jpeg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 385px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWzfEdaEmgE4hexAF5p6VT48Evnzw0nmALAuhODwTpeY_uIGy67n7TFboasGqM4_JibjMOLY6V2FkiQl0pcI1xI3MTrh0NSDYk3V1OT2PCpLXNiDH5LyZOHy_TIjLFOYdoJezzpYPDDu3R/s400/000008TheRichYoungMan.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417606669069317778" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">The Gospel According to St. Matthew: XLII. The Rich Young Man</span> (first 8 pages).Mark Alburgerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04055921666168067641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4258247369531773440.post-65341042185378313632009-12-19T23:59:00.000-08:002009-12-20T02:53:33.092-08:00December 19 - Cooperation and Consolation<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLbRqYmWEN0zH7MD6V6GdFw1P4OPJtyPVYmVIDAeo-05Mx6XMyD1QJzRcGShmpHStf6cl3B4KtWNevroBq9LODGOiAVc3ZshEtWcNaSMj8ZPH3Qm5HtSVxn7UaQMG2Jbf-oYSn-4NFcHk9/s1600-h/1882stravinsky1920PicassoBetter.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 352px; height: 363px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLbRqYmWEN0zH7MD6V6GdFw1P4OPJtyPVYmVIDAeo-05Mx6XMyD1QJzRcGShmpHStf6cl3B4KtWNevroBq9LODGOiAVc3ZshEtWcNaSMj8ZPH3Qm5HtSVxn7UaQMG2Jbf-oYSn-4NFcHk9/s400/1882stravinsky1920PicassoBetter.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417267765263258546" border="0" /></a><br />Home all day with Harriet, both of us working away, including 21st-Century Music work, beginning the February and finishing the January 2010 issues, plus reconstructing October 2005.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4qVJaAGSMcIR_qKLyqtZ-keeSFwGFQKkKpteVQbcEiTQ3Wblh0jJIH1GTHwRGnGfyjt6Utu6JjX06x4VpZCmael620QyI1-m2kCJAU0iam4yUYVGYsXSfviJRBlBbQ86r1bgp8r8mzJ2C/s1600-h/000006AustraliaMelbourneScotsChurchParableOfTheUnforgivingServant.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4qVJaAGSMcIR_qKLyqtZ-keeSFwGFQKkKpteVQbcEiTQ3Wblh0jJIH1GTHwRGnGfyjt6Utu6JjX06x4VpZCmael620QyI1-m2kCJAU0iam4yUYVGYsXSfviJRBlBbQ86r1bgp8r8mzJ2C/s400/000006AustraliaMelbourneScotsChurchParableOfTheUnforgivingServant.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417269174036724082" border="0" /></a><br />More nice emails lead to the orchestrated conclusion of <span style="font-style: italic;">The Gospel According to St. Matthew: LXI. Concerto for Confusion and Contention</span> (17 pages total).Mark Alburgerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04055921666168067641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4258247369531773440.post-47987680890216961252009-12-18T23:17:00.000-08:002009-12-20T02:56:06.949-08:00December 18 - Wonderful Make-Up<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrFy-Wm3A20JClOJqYOKMbaRKUtLaactAVWT-KwNk5toWLiACPPqjABtCv8ZfrZzq_mYWsqI09QNYbY2-ZxHJsFFBaQwN2QyH86xoQ7QL7UxNcJOUvotiBthyCM7hQRCjx0skMygmAZ_BU/s1600-h/1908StewartJamesItsAWonderfulLife.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrFy-Wm3A20JClOJqYOKMbaRKUtLaactAVWT-KwNk5toWLiACPPqjABtCv8ZfrZzq_mYWsqI09QNYbY2-ZxHJsFFBaQwN2QyH86xoQ7QL7UxNcJOUvotiBthyCM7hQRCjx0skMygmAZ_BU/s400/1908StewartJamesItsAWonderfulLife.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416988085099009490" border="0" /></a><br />Two more pages of orchestration for <span style="font-style: italic;">The Gospel According to St. Matthew: LXI. Concerto for Confusion and Contention</span>, plus (by complete contrast) wonderful news on email, before heading out for the traditional end-of-semester reception of last minute work.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUdznV-r7_iW1POtO438kP2eq-zaXp-L8k_X2gjOo_YvfwDeoryRuoPCcNVscSqqAsW-2VDhbKOYtAHxuX11U4o_-z_52ptvy-jYeRXHAENszlQphWVcm_f37teK41arZi9pV6ZkK1J46R/s1600-h/MakeUp.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUdznV-r7_iW1POtO438kP2eq-zaXp-L8k_X2gjOo_YvfwDeoryRuoPCcNVscSqqAsW-2VDhbKOYtAHxuX11U4o_-z_52ptvy-jYeRXHAENszlQphWVcm_f37teK41arZi9pV6ZkK1J46R/s400/MakeUp.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416987985804316722" border="0" /></a><br />More wonderful news on email, plus a phone call from John Browning, lunch at local Mexican spot with more paper grading, more phone calls, yet more wonderful news, evening class final make-up quizzes and presentation, and yet four more pages of <span style="font-style: italic;">Gospel Matthew: Concerto</span> (through page 10).Mark Alburgerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04055921666168067641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4258247369531773440.post-65661472528730448162009-12-17T23:40:00.000-08:002009-12-18T04:36:47.808-08:00December 17 - Celestial Mechanics<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0nTzcQLlHgM5Rp12e0smWdU2sFJA_yVyg5s-krm9OHR-V6dO5ZvPTp8VsllzR9EXx4J6bbRt7CPn1aId8wsYARlaRXd0gt_CJQFUVOyKhHMPaKhhBrIWr_IiMhUREe9coNXLS8Rvb1Byu/s1600-h/000015CaliforniaSolanoLagoonValley091217Fog.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 203px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0nTzcQLlHgM5Rp12e0smWdU2sFJA_yVyg5s-krm9OHR-V6dO5ZvPTp8VsllzR9EXx4J6bbRt7CPn1aId8wsYARlaRXd0gt_CJQFUVOyKhHMPaKhhBrIWr_IiMhUREe9coNXLS8Rvb1Byu/s400/000015CaliforniaSolanoLagoonValley091217Fog.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416531339390818274" border="0" /></a><br />Last day of Theory -- finishing up exam, plus performances of final compositions -- but first we have to get there, with the fog creeping into<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUCR5JGj85RcK5RF6WmICnh69WiE5eIucgASiqjqXw8jCSewX9yVz2fnHK3ZKY9GlRkKMQ8qvZPkCwzcSp39WNgRwlpO7dyidYHpywCZk0K7F-KMlrIUpG0X80iq4FbyRZZ0EFlC9PsUoY/s1600-h/000015CaliforniaSolanoLagoonMountains091217Fog.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 152px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUCR5JGj85RcK5RF6WmICnh69WiE5eIucgASiqjqXw8jCSewX9yVz2fnHK3ZKY9GlRkKMQ8qvZPkCwzcSp39WNgRwlpO7dyidYHpywCZk0K7F-KMlrIUpG0X80iq4FbyRZZ0EFlC9PsUoY/s400/000015CaliforniaSolanoLagoonMountains091217Fog.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416535835288276018" border="0" /></a><br />Lagoon Valley,<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2b0DIpqzSzrzn98UvnaP70ipeSM8SqRPuDtwhjyBeZW000E2h3LgUbFZMpAD_3wDqaS-4swjnqHnQmnUOqbIDjHbXEhvdLwb4fc_OmHq5ZMHdmSFSnlNX2H3qf_1V21HnEf7PuaFN51qr/s1600-h/000015CaliforniaSolanoSouthLagoonMountains091217Fog.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 152px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2b0DIpqzSzrzn98UvnaP70ipeSM8SqRPuDtwhjyBeZW000E2h3LgUbFZMpAD_3wDqaS-4swjnqHnQmnUOqbIDjHbXEhvdLwb4fc_OmHq5ZMHdmSFSnlNX2H3qf_1V21HnEf7PuaFN51qr/s400/000015CaliforniaSolanoSouthLagoonMountains091217Fog.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416531842331805970" border="0" /></a><br />over the<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl0C7EzHZ-XPTyxon56VKH3gn6d6e_PXDlK5VGd9oBLRSyzw0TnWdKHeHH0_BS96sqafCZGxsE5gZP7WVe_ATb0EF5wdDlnUz7l0TjcXJ3Bngt4Sv0kzXpf8B0GCZe-K4TUAd1xUTMvwPl/s1600-h/000015CaliforniaSolanoSouthLagoonMountains091217FogOaks.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 276px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl0C7EzHZ-XPTyxon56VKH3gn6d6e_PXDlK5VGd9oBLRSyzw0TnWdKHeHH0_BS96sqafCZGxsE5gZP7WVe_ATb0EF5wdDlnUz7l0TjcXJ3Bngt4Sv0kzXpf8B0GCZe-K4TUAd1xUTMvwPl/s400/000015CaliforniaSolanoSouthLagoonMountains091217FogOaks.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416537160305766290" border="0" /></a><br />South<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivrt-keayA4SBJ0XJyCQh7xxWKH9eMBAlXRwyUTtF-Y92o0YW9aj_j-OrsmeWsQGQyWk6JDLcy8pvjGNEExKjX9PBJaVpVqrXSFyVFUBt7BR65pbJgw5xnJQRDXeTYuTV0I51Z2vl8Crb7/s1600-h/000015CaliforniaSolanoSouthLagoonMountainsFogTreesDetail.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 198px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivrt-keayA4SBJ0XJyCQh7xxWKH9eMBAlXRwyUTtF-Y92o0YW9aj_j-OrsmeWsQGQyWk6JDLcy8pvjGNEExKjX9PBJaVpVqrXSFyVFUBt7BR65pbJgw5xnJQRDXeTYuTV0I51Z2vl8Crb7/s400/000015CaliforniaSolanoSouthLagoonMountainsFogTreesDetail.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416537370354799282" border="0" /></a><br />Lagoon<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvm6P4g2jWHdxUvGpIkW5L_8ccBphL-_gvFvfRP53_FHs-BndZBx5Ch8qeQuq-rOD9E83RYMMNBlUk3J-k66pqFjnZW5UWrocEE0VPRrMJQlkLyUGaMSlOpz2ibZ-PEUYNOhV6-mlhp3vL/s1600-h/000015CaliforniaSolanoSouthLagoonMountains091217EdgeOfInundation.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 222px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvm6P4g2jWHdxUvGpIkW5L_8ccBphL-_gvFvfRP53_FHs-BndZBx5Ch8qeQuq-rOD9E83RYMMNBlUk3J-k66pqFjnZW5UWrocEE0VPRrMJQlkLyUGaMSlOpz2ibZ-PEUYNOhV6-mlhp3vL/s400/000015CaliforniaSolanoSouthLagoonMountains091217EdgeOfInundation.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416537641108433266" border="0" /></a><br />Mountains, then<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfOdZvxTD96MWb0vKR-ITC2cPUn3XHX1Xj0W8umM5F4-p2yceI_9NdRqbG0mOkHtP5NXeftCwO4qnmasrbp89x2hyLPk6l-oZ82tWGX4FukaDzAHUq9bz7dl61IKIYKialBAlmEkZQnWs6/s1600-h/000015CaliforniaSolano680South091217.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 398px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfOdZvxTD96MWb0vKR-ITC2cPUn3XHX1Xj0W8umM5F4-p2yceI_9NdRqbG0mOkHtP5NXeftCwO4qnmasrbp89x2hyLPk6l-oZ82tWGX4FukaDzAHUq9bz7dl61IKIYKialBAlmEkZQnWs6/s400/000015CaliforniaSolano680South091217.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416547202462788258" border="0" /></a><br />south on 680<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_xY-OR5vzQGx7L6g7Tmp1ugAH2I_cs2z3np4u24vXsNKyR_fgP7KjxvgLyq7H53OGmOC6U9i5Xp3rcNmGuOU4TG6YvA-Mi-5gHNJVxvR311CxaRCRGJ3D-d6osEnDyBr4SClSXqJ-Hm98/s1600-h/000015CaliforniaSolano680LongBarn091217.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgveaHvNMDA0VGhwA76jMzXMbbj309gv3K9AEaNcmkRlZsi-WuW4Q00Lkd61kolS8DVVJl23J0p8MC2ks3bn5Z2MJQXlvDhQTLMFxuFP7hkScGpow5X0tvbzL4zRjkO11I4-HhB1w3O4vlG/s400/000015CaliforniaSolano680Eden091217Panorama.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416540236527515714" border="0" /></a><br />the slopes<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBQURwTEip8q83foFe1ZdMkG-kTv-CdJnMe61bb70-dV2cc8wwU0yZO4YHB6oeHKLnOZWTAIFCsFr7p5tXX_WuiGgXexnuE-cF2-eyuWyFkcbLqRA3XTpYFMhHJp2j4UrPdH4aKCPDOAr-/s1600-h/000015CaliforniaSolano680Eden091217.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 122px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBQURwTEip8q83foFe1ZdMkG-kTv-CdJnMe61bb70-dV2cc8wwU0yZO4YHB6oeHKLnOZWTAIFCsFr7p5tXX_WuiGgXexnuE-cF2-eyuWyFkcbLqRA3XTpYFMhHJp2j4UrPdH4aKCPDOAr-/s400/000015CaliforniaSolano680Eden091217.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416540446942735810" border="0" /></a><br />of<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGwSANBIsJUzg1CmNflURLsmZMZqESiMkL_KromoC45IuRNtlGaTE5otqjWOXZT5yQUSRU31H7Oc6sDFH5cBEfxCO-UbPr_caa6nXPMMdn_3pqPZe2qD-56ejeC7L5IcE6kR8LIdXfOBlR/s1600-h/000015CaliforniaSolano680Eden091217Slope.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 101px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXrdnmjKcW-tGJOh3Byz7dhER16XSRxE3s4rwOg-HR_LIy7-2IRmBVsrX-m6o7ERshpThjWEFqN4EVyDW-sbcC_30htWiaGow_iFADQfIm1JR-at2YUdujQPbZJZosgTMoNqYau_pNydQ0/s400/000015CaliforniaContraCostaMtDiablo091217Palms.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416546911206068850" border="0" /></a><br />Diablo.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhObpjTDQiozwh2OGN5Efz97YibV5LFPOZUc-c0Q_kcRNRN577ZTNxRahw2AF9d8psYS4fxDTl5NZwyc7Z9ndGOC86Ktr5gJWhuKLlQgURmGJIrLYACbfOIYe2GAjzdNLk8R5gMHCRkrKkG/s1600-h/2009Theory091217AmandaJoe2.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhObpjTDQiozwh2OGN5Efz97YibV5LFPOZUc-c0Q_kcRNRN577ZTNxRahw2AF9d8psYS4fxDTl5NZwyc7Z9ndGOC86Ktr5gJWhuKLlQgURmGJIrLYACbfOIYe2GAjzdNLk8R5gMHCRkrKkG/s400/2009Theory091217AmandaJoe2.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416548274912842418" border="0" /></a><br />Eveyone does and sounds great, with a finale live performance by Amanda and Joe watched over by<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipwoYvCkWNxoo7cJUiXIuRAyzfInWmYMzUx6D6EbpzP91eN6p4b7nmdNiygdCGHs6ZXTEZ8VfJCEbCGO3ukAbXEpansaIGkYpBFqSj_RLOVYI9xouwumkwvsannUK0AUnV63389GjCqPuQ/s1600-h/2009Theory091217LoganLisaOrenAmandaJoeRyan.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipwoYvCkWNxoo7cJUiXIuRAyzfInWmYMzUx6D6EbpzP91eN6p4b7nmdNiygdCGHs6ZXTEZ8VfJCEbCGO3ukAbXEpansaIGkYpBFqSj_RLOVYI9xouwumkwvsannUK0AUnV63389GjCqPuQ/s400/2009Theory091217LoganLisaOrenAmandaJoeRyan.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416548783975345442" border="0" /></a><br />Logan, Lisa, Oren, Ryan,<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge3HtlirXrOXastv-0BqHoD1SqenZSGvKxcdnPcwa7PEOPBV2CRIo06J3IE9UFWKn8lx64JVOc_QiTlfJajhlTYaFlg2iT4Vo-w6hA69mXOUOP16SdW9fzwlp_FVgA9_YcwwdnfbgWDWcM/s1600-h/2009Theory091217RyanTimJeffAlexRossTaylorBrianPamelaSpencerDan.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge3HtlirXrOXastv-0BqHoD1SqenZSGvKxcdnPcwa7PEOPBV2CRIo06J3IE9UFWKn8lx64JVOc_QiTlfJajhlTYaFlg2iT4Vo-w6hA69mXOUOP16SdW9fzwlp_FVgA9_YcwwdnfbgWDWcM/s400/2009Theory091217RyanTimJeffAlexRossTaylorBrianPamelaSpencerDan.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416553091448166098" border="0" /></a><br />Tim, Alex, Jeff, Ross, Taylor, Brian, Pamela, Spencer, Dan,<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp8fhNB-Y66vhsBOeCzLR669XA7bk3WOz7exK56J8upGz2EvMZlDn-ANNQGc49FQn80J1DnbbjVxf5aIzUmWd5CzPcQbP4M5zp40FWpditMzmwAKR09r5Z4Fs_X_9sApvhj91a_MRLGGQB/s1600-h/2009Theory091217ChaseSammyMattStuartCharlieIanMaxCurt.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp8fhNB-Y66vhsBOeCzLR669XA7bk3WOz7exK56J8upGz2EvMZlDn-ANNQGc49FQn80J1DnbbjVxf5aIzUmWd5CzPcQbP4M5zp40FWpditMzmwAKR09r5Z4Fs_X_9sApvhj91a_MRLGGQB/s400/2009Theory091217ChaseSammyMattStuartCharlieIanMaxCurt.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416550622687760114" border="0" /></a><br />Chase, Sammy, Matt, Stuart, Charlie, Ian, Max, Curt, and<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1K0dNycx8JDlxLS97nS8bHW4WEArhDJNI8lu2bJ3FPaL-1yA2OVOBnMH5GOzVl_HLO8A9ZtzJv-apohnj-3v8LgRtAWA0XT75UHBbVJIU6JarhWZKAxeO0sKowiGD-9odxRpc8Mteoo3S/s1600-h/2009Theory091217MattCharlieIanCurtBernie.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1K0dNycx8JDlxLS97nS8bHW4WEArhDJNI8lu2bJ3FPaL-1yA2OVOBnMH5GOzVl_HLO8A9ZtzJv-apohnj-3v8LgRtAWA0XT75UHBbVJIU6JarhWZKAxeO0sKowiGD-9odxRpc8Mteoo3S/s400/2009Theory091217MattCharlieIanCurtBernie.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416550264826307986" border="0" /></a><br />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 <span style="font-style: italic;">The Gospel According to St. Matthew: LXI. Concerto for Confusion and Contention</span>.Mark Alburgerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04055921666168067641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4258247369531773440.post-37718830991025141762009-12-16T23:19:00.000-08:002009-12-17T02:56:38.560-08:00November 16 - Fate's Run<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDuDZN85tfW7pvhsKZpCwBbZwtDZxwkJp43kMvHvQ98lRXJKFTG0Yl0UiuqpTKUKE4r-ZhjsEEoMbZyNedTVzoWYFn85V14L711_1HwLItyo6oWvaGKNNK5ptmGI5OK9Il4IhuzUVowPrR/s1600-h/1957Alburger088Antigone081106No20IveHadThemLaid2Detail.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 223px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDuDZN85tfW7pvhsKZpCwBbZwtDZxwkJp43kMvHvQ98lRXJKFTG0Yl0UiuqpTKUKE4r-ZhjsEEoMbZyNedTVzoWYFn85V14L711_1HwLItyo6oWvaGKNNK5ptmGI5OK9Il4IhuzUVowPrR/s400/1957Alburger088Antigone081106No20IveHadThemLaid2Detail.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416155373546203298" border="0" /></a><br />Four months and some days have passed away since first we gathered for Theory. Many things we've done and now for fun the final run, beginning with Exam I, with musical exerpts drawn from Nirvana, Elton John, Mark Alburger (an excerpt from <span style="font-style: italic;">Antigone</span>, from recent staging above), Howard Shore, and Radiohead -- with allusions to Richard Strauss and John Williams (the latter for final dictation... a first).<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFAsOZFxXZd688FAk-VWaCF6rtPOVEOSMxEtEhoXUvS_eEzr4ZVKMf7HmZG_kNQfTof5AfoW6et-ZAeWuB1Pxpm-delsun_8cjvKlSIB9GnZdUYsXzRaYGB9qv5esLN2eQwYfU5Fr8OY9w/s1600-h/1899EllingtonDukeHandToHead.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 286px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFAsOZFxXZd688FAk-VWaCF6rtPOVEOSMxEtEhoXUvS_eEzr4ZVKMf7HmZG_kNQfTof5AfoW6et-ZAeWuB1Pxpm-delsun_8cjvKlSIB9GnZdUYsXzRaYGB9qv5esLN2eQwYfU5Fr8OY9w/s400/1899EllingtonDukeHandToHead.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416157115713866546" border="0" /></a><br />The Marin run follows, with another examination round of paper grading at Celia's, scheduling the new car for its first scheduled maintenance, and doing a second page of orchestration for The <span style="font-style: italic;">Gospel According to St. Matthew: XLI. Concerto for Confusion and Contention </span>(after Duke Ellington's <span style="font-style: italic;">Concerto for Cootie</span>)Mark Alburgerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04055921666168067641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4258247369531773440.post-72224348257303545942009-12-15T23:59:00.000-08:002009-12-16T00:27:22.122-08:00December 15 - The End of History<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoYwLFsmdnsrNmcmbb3uSyeyDlv47DMjEOQnj7Uz7d0IjPOQ-8vdjOhESuLG2VDkeyl_sQF9Jfe-_aweyWXMEfip_u5h5mELxqgCS7v65zsB5TSzI_hx5igfjckrXF2jz-Vi1eTitAROK_/s1600-h/1571KeplerJohannes.gif"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 322px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoYwLFsmdnsrNmcmbb3uSyeyDlv47DMjEOQnj7Uz7d0IjPOQ-8vdjOhESuLG2VDkeyl_sQF9Jfe-_aweyWXMEfip_u5h5mELxqgCS7v65zsB5TSzI_hx5igfjckrXF2jz-Vi1eTitAROK_/s400/1571KeplerJohannes.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415742624128089938" border="0" /></a><br />Put up the Michael McDonagh Philip Glass <span style="font-style: italic;">Kepler</span> review on 21st-Century Music, begin the orchestration of <span style="font-style: italic;"><br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQYe7OtltPBnpaWBS9n-hj4nkWz8-rZDSAX9yap4qKO1-65B1XkiqxOJFKfEmJi8VU1y6porqpQ2sgTGegwa4cFoUkPxK1yyoZJYsgnwhy80YLKalyddany7UYAd4fwB0sxs3wBvXFXiP6/s1600-h/1832DoreGustaveJesusHealsTheEpilepticDemoniac.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 316px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQYe7OtltPBnpaWBS9n-hj4nkWz8-rZDSAX9yap4qKO1-65B1XkiqxOJFKfEmJi8VU1y6porqpQ2sgTGegwa4cFoUkPxK1yyoZJYsgnwhy80YLKalyddany7UYAd4fwB0sxs3wBvXFXiP6/s400/1832DoreGustaveJesusHealsTheEpilepticDemoniac.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415747523794041266" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">The Gospel According to St. Matthew: XLI. Concerto for Confusion and Contention</span>, and grade quizzes for the evening class -- in preparation for our last sesson tonight, with Andres and Will doing special presentations, plus the final quiz.Mark Alburgerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04055921666168067641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4258247369531773440.post-91882125122914547232009-12-14T23:59:00.000-08:002009-12-15T03:23:58.445-08:00December 14 - Viewful<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQH04Q-i5ERRUHqlG9fXA0l1Jtvdm5hbnZcbok57CB_59wjZArBomtcK5l-vP_QIr_GglSgegY_lGPHhUW4lFSAuLL1_4S2pctE7zHMQ6geKx2C0MJhV0sW1AlmRn0s3BTIbANCWJbOlfU/s1600-h/000015CaliforniaMarinHeadlandsMiwokTrailView.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 201px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQH04Q-i5ERRUHqlG9fXA0l1Jtvdm5hbnZcbok57CB_59wjZArBomtcK5l-vP_QIr_GglSgegY_lGPHhUW4lFSAuLL1_4S2pctE7zHMQ6geKx2C0MJhV0sW1AlmRn0s3BTIbANCWJbOlfU/s400/000015CaliforniaMarinHeadlandsMiwokTrailView.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415419182252253426" border="0" /></a><br />Harriet out on a job while I write the below for Commuter Times (available later this week) and 21st-Century Music (<a href="http://21st-centurymusic.blogspot.com">21st-centurymusic.blogspot.com</a> immediately and, by January 1, <a href="http://21st-centurymusic.com">21st-centurymusic.com</a> and in print).<br /><br /><br />***<br /><br />In interviewing Meredith Monk a while back, I asked her, "So what are you listening to?" Her response was, "Oh Mark, it's enough just to keep up with my own music!" And I must confess, I've been a bit out of the general loop this year, too.<br /><br />But when Commuter Times Editor Doreen Burgin asked for "a year-end piece on the whole classical music picture in the Bay Area -- both some good things that happened this year and future happenings. You could include your programs" I leapt at the chance.<br /><br />So what's an only somewhat-in-touch composer-critic to do?<br /><br />Google, of course. And draw on personal experience. So here goes.<br /><br />Pianist Sarah Cahill started the year off right with A Sweeter Music, commissioning 18 composers to write pieces on the themes of peace and war, ranging from Jerome Kitzke's "There Is a Field, through Frederic Rzewski's Peace Dances, Mamoru Fujieda's The Olive Branch Speaks, Larry Polansky's B'midba, Peter Garland's After the Wars, and Preben Antonsen's Dar al-Harb: House of War, Terry Riley's Be Kind to One Another (Rag)," to offerings by Yoko Ono and the Residents.<br /><br />February saw the San Francisco Composers Chamber Orchestra's Free For All (But For You, $15) offered at Old First Church, featuring improvisational and semi-improvisational works including those of John Beeman, Michael Cooke, Philip Freihofner, Gary Friedman, David Graves and Clare Twoy (the collaborative Fireproof Winds), Loren Jones, Lisa Scola Prosek, David Sprung, Davide Verota, Erling Wold, and my Sex and the Orchestra.<br /><br />By March, the season was in full bloom, when the Bay-Area premiere of Michael Daugherty's rompish Jackie O finally and wonderfully occured, thanks to Paul Smith and College of Marin. The month also included the annual presentations of Charles Amirkhanian's Other Minds Festival, highlighted by the premiere of Ben Johnston’s The Tavern, plus Chinary Ung’s Spiral X: In Memoriam and works for cello octet by Mauricio Kagel and Arvo Pärt. Not to be outdone Michael Tilson Thomas cooked up an eclectic San Francisco Symphony mix (Gyorgy Ligeti’s Requiem, late-renaissance/early-baroque music by Giovanni Gabrieli, Maurice Ravel's Piano Concerto in G, and Franz Liszt’s Tasso), the Kronos Quartet presented a children's concert in Berkeley, Paul Dresher premiered his Schick Machine (for percussionist Steven Schick, directed by Rinde Eckert), and The Arditti String Quartet played at and with music by composers of Mills College, including Alvin Curran’s VSTO, Chris Brown’s Arcade, and Fred Frith’s Allegory.<br /><br />If April slowed down in my mind, it was probably due to the revival of Henry Purcell's Dioclesian and San Francisco premiere of my Diocletian, with Harriet March Page and Goat Hall / San Francisco Cabaret Opera, at Noh Space.<br /><br />Come what May, and activity was definitely heating up again, with the organization's Fresh Voices IX: Festival of New Operas and Songs. Three Evenings and One Afternoon in Hell: Or Is It Heaven?, in a cornucopia of music drama by Greg Bartholomew, Paul Siskind, Stefan Weisman, Nolan Stolz, Robinson McClellan, Jean Ahn, Gary Friedman, Cynthia Weyuker, Sheli Nan, Veronika Krausas (her award-winning Mortal Thoughts of Lady Macbeth), David Heuser, Lan-chee Lam, Chris Pratorius, Edward Knight, and Warren Gooch, plus my Sex and Delilah.<br /><br />June proved a month of revivals and premieres, with San Francisco Opera resucitating George Gershwin's Porgy and Bess, and SF Cabaret Opera doing the same for Gian Carlo Menotti's The Old Maid and the Thief, plus bringing to life the dead of both Zachary Watkins's desolute No Exit and Peter Josheff's evocative Inferno. San Francisco Composers Chamber Orchestra presented relatedly Restless Dreams, including the premieres works by Cooke, Alan Crossman (a wild concerto for instrument-inventor composer Tom Nunn's Sonoglyph), Jones, Scola Prosek, Verotta, and the Wold / fognozzle sound-and-light spectacular In the Stomach of Fleas and my King David Suite.<br /><br />After spring and early summer madness, July sounded a sad note in the death Michael Steinberg, long-time music critic, program annotator, essayist, educator, who worked tirelessly in the Bay-Area music scene in the 1980's.<br /><br />August is always a great time for musical vacations, and amongst the greatest continues to be Santa Cruz's Cabrillo Music Festival, which trumpeted the music of Osvaldo Golijov and Avner Dorman, and pounded away with the grace of percussionist Evelyn Glennie.<br /><br />Before one could recover, the new season was upon us, as San Francisco Symphony and San Francisco Opera both provided their signature opening galas, the former with an eclectic all-most-all-20th-century program (Franz Liszt's Mephisto Waltz No. 1, Maurice Ravel's La Valse, Richard Rodgers's Carousel Waltz, and Sergei Prokofiev's Piano Concerto No. 3), and the latter with a very traditional Giuseppe Verdi Il Trovatore.<br /><br />The Opera continued in October with a stunning revival of Richard Strauss's Salome at the War Memorial, which led to another Goat Hall Productions premiere, that of British-Netherlandish composer Patrick Dailly's Solidarity (with singing versions of Lech Wallesa, Pope John-Paul II, and Ronald Reagan live and onstage) at Flux 53 Theatre in Oakland. The Julliard String Quartet was also showcased, in Mario Davidovsky's Quartet No. 5, at San Francisco's Herbst Theatre.<br /><br />The SF Chamber Orchestra refused to go quietly into that good night of post-Halloween November by conjuring up a Haunted House Science Fiction Quiz Show, cooing and howling in spells by Cooke, Freihofner, Scola Prosek, Gerhard Samuel (...night and trees), Wold, and present company's Elijah Ghost, at Oakland's Chapel of the Chimes. Other ghosts reigned with the Shangai Orchestra at Berkeley's Zellerbach Hall, with Qigang Chen's Iris dévoileé.<br /><br />Finally, December's looking to go out with requisite bangs with Pacific Mozart Ensemble's performance of Pulitzer-Prize-Winning David Lang's The Little Match Girl Passion, and Pianist Marino Formenti resounding performance of Olivier Messiaen's massive, two-hour-long Vingt Regards sur l'Enfant-Jésus (20 Looks of the Infant Jesus).<br /><br />On sober notes, in the entire 2008-2009 performance season, The San Francisco Symphony -- the Bay Area's flagship instrumental ensemble -- played only 10 works by American composers, by only six composers (Leonard Bernstein's five featured works equaled the total by others), four of whom are living, two of whom who live in the Bay Area, one of whom is not the conductor of the ensemble, none of whom is not a graduate student. San Francisco Opera -- ditto for Bay-Area music drama -- presented not a single American composer, let alone one living or local.<br /><br />What wonders what the second decade of the 21st Century will bring? Surely much more than Sex and the Bible, which premieres in March. But suffice it to say that there will be undoubtedly many musically earthy and spiritual joys to come!<br /><br />***<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0ne9o9BNxhZv6sIqctLw_RlykpRowPe4cvD10kyWyAogihYj3Rtb0LUZZG505CafYzpj-rqzuLnOpF1Kw8-PolCjMcRcFpfj0YTxS2HItzKAf_WnEZCRArLXGUL67eG_fpUEYpYNBgX9g/s1600-h/000008IsraelMtTaborChurchOfTheTransfiguration.jpeg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0ne9o9BNxhZv6sIqctLw_RlykpRowPe4cvD10kyWyAogihYj3Rtb0LUZZG505CafYzpj-rqzuLnOpF1Kw8-PolCjMcRcFpfj0YTxS2HItzKAf_WnEZCRArLXGUL67eG_fpUEYpYNBgX9g/s400/000008IsraelMtTaborChurchOfTheTransfiguration.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415421425124458034" border="0" /></a><br />Put another 100 addresses in the Mac program, plus finished the orchestration of <span style="font-style: italic;">The Gospel According to St. Matthew: XL. The Transfiguration</span> (nine pages total).Mark Alburgerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04055921666168067641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4258247369531773440.post-22038480666958931812009-12-13T23:09:00.000-08:002009-12-14T02:23:43.353-08:00December 13 - Transfigured Haze<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2unCnVcGNtx1NiS_MqT1U_Dazb1zLdMRtrhaLhwyvspQ7P18iTsGzUQGGpr9FDUcPHZ67HNxoV9pXpyfUkP9K8qTVw1cg_MY4C6qcKkTDvfEKtf3nFRwXgwg0IM1n9rRHviEjFDCV6yjb/s1600-h/1483RaphaelTransfiguration.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2unCnVcGNtx1NiS_MqT1U_Dazb1zLdMRtrhaLhwyvspQ7P18iTsGzUQGGpr9FDUcPHZ67HNxoV9pXpyfUkP9K8qTVw1cg_MY4C6qcKkTDvfEKtf3nFRwXgwg0IM1n9rRHviEjFDCV6yjb/s400/1483RaphaelTransfiguration.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415034557099858034" border="0" /></a><br />Up early thinking of<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoU-JXzhN_5X9rwfnNlIL6hXPgBCQF-UGDK2KsD1rhBxceEfHTCul3tSWGhA1-NoZ2vqAyt46WOYqJ0ovyqLf0zQf03XUegMqNAqi_WOtp81XvSWhOUF11nN3TYpNsNe3hDIy8cI7GXGZ_/s1600-h/1939PageHarrietMarch091213.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoU-JXzhN_5X9rwfnNlIL6hXPgBCQF-UGDK2KsD1rhBxceEfHTCul3tSWGhA1-NoZ2vqAyt46WOYqJ0ovyqLf0zQf03XUegMqNAqi_WOtp81XvSWhOUF11nN3TYpNsNe3hDIy8cI7GXGZ_/s400/1939PageHarrietMarch091213.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415034667795838386" border="0" /></a><br />costuming for <span style="font-style: italic;">Sex and the Bible</span> with Harriet, then off to<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig9ICZ-_pw54WtDHM3qIOHzIa25mnLkfJCGTtLwyzh6LlTibOTa4rPx1Bcsm2VB82qCR-V_6LFLkGvyH75v_8rFOgR2DGsYamOuwcWsGip5DXD_07rn-0eueNaVEwoOspue467FiDzV0C3/s1600-h/000015CaliforniaAlamedaBerkeleyClaremont091213.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig9ICZ-_pw54WtDHM3qIOHzIa25mnLkfJCGTtLwyzh6LlTibOTa4rPx1Bcsm2VB82qCR-V_6LFLkGvyH75v_8rFOgR2DGsYamOuwcWsGip5DXD_07rn-0eueNaVEwoOspue467FiDzV0C3/s400/000015CaliforniaAlamedaBerkeleyClaremont091213.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415034860801067234" border="0" /></a><br />Berkeley for second rehearsal of same, returning to begin the orchestration of <span style="font-style: italic;">The Gospel According to St. Matthew: XL. The Transfiguration</span> -- first five pages.Mark Alburgerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04055921666168067641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4258247369531773440.post-46908736163652159092009-12-12T23:53:00.000-08:002009-12-14T02:22:16.681-08:00December 12 - They Are Finished<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUh0VuXqYWEZmQVm2o3-kp-MsbOjNQCxlRF4dUS-edSBMOBEmL3CqUpW_QhZ4jnOtZ6FkEaIDxGAENZl8mNQwcqpETdpKarONCNK0SXKnYzNTw1kCp4p6Q-hR29PLmLC9U-CdWnB4lljdi/s1600-h/1957AlburgerWorhal.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUh0VuXqYWEZmQVm2o3-kp-MsbOjNQCxlRF4dUS-edSBMOBEmL3CqUpW_QhZ4jnOtZ6FkEaIDxGAENZl8mNQwcqpETdpKarONCNK0SXKnYzNTw1kCp4p6Q-hR29PLmLC9U-CdWnB4lljdi/s400/1957AlburgerWorhal.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415031341117199090" border="0" /></a><br />Provisionally finish markalburgermusichistory.blogspot.com with some 21st-Century Music additions, at least enough for Tuesday's Music Literature final quiz.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgic4vyg_A2PPrZYxzsoW-8WAMbqqeqKImaXQQvgbEjxg52WGSOqpFpjLoLdjjJL0eRFm4gRg99vEZUpcpuE8OONJmZYSfJmMCP-tJ6z1C5v0vVWOYWIj86zfdm62GCPTBoRW85ANgYO1dK/s1600-h/0600GregoryChantQuiVultVenire.gif"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 185px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgic4vyg_A2PPrZYxzsoW-8WAMbqqeqKImaXQQvgbEjxg52WGSOqpFpjLoLdjjJL0eRFm4gRg99vEZUpcpuE8OONJmZYSfJmMCP-tJ6z1C5v0vVWOYWIj86zfdm62GCPTBoRW85ANgYO1dK/s400/0600GregoryChantQuiVultVenire.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415031629590369906" border="0" /></a><br />Also complete the orchestration of <span style="font-style: italic;">The Gospel According to St. Matthew: XXXIX. The Cross (Qui Vult Venire)</span> (three pages, 12 staves total).Mark Alburgerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04055921666168067641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4258247369531773440.post-80046264495494425582009-12-11T23:59:00.000-08:002009-12-12T14:39:58.429-08:00December 11 - Revolutionary Plans<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJrJWGHGGZTN2TdDfoYK9dabwOPp7gjILZVlRH35ue6vc8ojPKZfY611hXo4Kv0u7ToKETB8nwO0VDFkFWG0iElXVfk3BImhpnX_b_11UO69df5GKlWTlyzlBziZMCBJ40xP-wXWT6HW5n/s1600-h/000015CaliforniaSanFranciscoMomiTobysRevolutionCafe091211.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJrJWGHGGZTN2TdDfoYK9dabwOPp7gjILZVlRH35ue6vc8ojPKZfY611hXo4Kv0u7ToKETB8nwO0VDFkFWG0iElXVfk3BImhpnX_b_11UO69df5GKlWTlyzlBziZMCBJ40xP-wXWT6HW5n/s400/000015CaliforniaSanFranciscoMomiTobysRevolutionCafe091211.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414460337145428306" border="0" /></a><br />Up and out early<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBBVmkZhdArSX2P8KFOptMSjMR_IVNWSJfv0bNhwQoX8NzJ_FwU072aSCF_qmqlsUR_piMygA-eLoC9hyphenhyphenGwnfhx2uG0T2vFBwhrm0rZQxRv1iUzYU3lmqr_lujnUcHc7aVPgVSray7tMIk/s1600-h/1997GoatHall091211IomiTobysRevolutionCafeHarriet.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBBVmkZhdArSX2P8KFOptMSjMR_IVNWSJfv0bNhwQoX8NzJ_FwU072aSCF_qmqlsUR_piMygA-eLoC9hyphenhyphenGwnfhx2uG0T2vFBwhrm0rZQxRv1iUzYU3lmqr_lujnUcHc7aVPgVSray7tMIk/s400/1997GoatHall091211IomiTobysRevolutionCafeHarriet.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414462440274993346" border="0" /></a><br />with Harriet<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH4zDmhtLRl-i8z0sXgMnlTetMrG7pw-lJh76AAlxPBpAO0LVqvsVG2VYMPUdeJnJZZG1APywT23uBp71_Hg8WUwXM4YZd6PFd_qJdK4vHWiP6T9ZMldzjm1SsY6sKnelqihDEeKoCEos0/s1600-h/1997GoatHall091211IomiTobysRevolutionCafeHarrietOrdering.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH4zDmhtLRl-i8z0sXgMnlTetMrG7pw-lJh76AAlxPBpAO0LVqvsVG2VYMPUdeJnJZZG1APywT23uBp71_Hg8WUwXM4YZd6PFd_qJdK4vHWiP6T9ZMldzjm1SsY6sKnelqihDEeKoCEos0/s400/1997GoatHall091211IomiTobysRevolutionCafeHarrietOrdering.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414463418624989202" border="0" /></a><br />to Momi Toby's Revolution Cafe in San Francisco for a congenial meeting with publicist<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtcwgmEs_VIKrNOFR2AtoDpb3Rv-Y9EgE7evbnXvJFiFv1LpX9eWmLyd-VhyphenhyphenGiJPjgy26_wzQXssniY6AYB3ZvyHTCuRG0YUe9-pKJfo6FFBGrWWGAriiJkh2Qd5SjvYLmYUDup2XU-rjE/s1600-h/1997GoatHall091211IomiTobysRevolutionCafeDavid.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtcwgmEs_VIKrNOFR2AtoDpb3Rv-Y9EgE7evbnXvJFiFv1LpX9eWmLyd-VhyphenhyphenGiJPjgy26_wzQXssniY6AYB3ZvyHTCuRG0YUe9-pKJfo6FFBGrWWGAriiJkh2Qd5SjvYLmYUDup2XU-rjE/s400/1997GoatHall091211IomiTobysRevolutionCafeDavid.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414462955420934370" border="0" /></a><br />David Hyry re <span style="font-style: italic;">Sex and the Bible: The Opera (Part I)</span> and Goat Hall / Bay Area Contemporary Cabaret Opera's Season X <span style="font-style: italic;">Fresh Voices</span>, dovetailing into a get-together with<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlnpjff479A8B8urAyxM6qvGmOsoD-sg7278VXLiF05wSnjJ26pIQAlE-VUpKZxQagIDLw-wotaJGR58HGViT44IygV6MjPJl-y9e8Ab8TyTL8FX_CJArz7uJfx5OXdlz_tdeKjmDKrPQ1/s1600-h/1997GoatHall091211IomiTobysRevolutionCafeIndre.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlnpjff479A8B8urAyxM6qvGmOsoD-sg7278VXLiF05wSnjJ26pIQAlE-VUpKZxQagIDLw-wotaJGR58HGViT44IygV6MjPJl-y9e8Ab8TyTL8FX_CJArz7uJfx5OXdlz_tdeKjmDKrPQ1/s400/1997GoatHall091211IomiTobysRevolutionCafeIndre.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414463680693308706" border="0" /></a><br />Indre re her roles,<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV2XxeiE_7nYSk4jJDmVU4zso7OGYDNo5FlWZ3j8bbeHEM8an0l2iucMy2xkeHvLyp3J0SuySDzeYMw6p8i3PTbF-IcoBANdl752Nn08YKn1Tj2zX_zGtCjW22cQpx_JPA676SZYn2XfKw/s1600-h/000015CaliforniaSanFranciscoMomiTobysRevolutionCafe091211Interior.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV2XxeiE_7nYSk4jJDmVU4zso7OGYDNo5FlWZ3j8bbeHEM8an0l2iucMy2xkeHvLyp3J0SuySDzeYMw6p8i3PTbF-IcoBANdl752Nn08YKn1Tj2zX_zGtCjW22cQpx_JPA676SZYn2XfKw/s400/000015CaliforniaSanFranciscoMomiTobysRevolutionCafe091211Interior.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414461958615941026" border="0" /></a><br />then returning through Marin for fifth-staff orchestration of <span style="font-style: italic;">The Gospel According to St. Matthew: XXXIX. The Cross (Qui Vult Venire)</span> and the transference of about 100 contacts into the new format, for a total of 300.Mark Alburgerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04055921666168067641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4258247369531773440.post-73654463706687771902009-12-10T23:44:00.000-08:002009-12-12T13:06:48.502-08:00December 10 - Another Last<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2Y00XH3AdKW9JMLM9YCLZ_fMqtF3M-81_-wUIZ2EMEPlYc5TQ9ammD4hZJJVPoYVAzo2ZvH-YkbBK5W8LUUwm1NNz7nLlMtKOCkNR5EkraJfZaoaKmdjT3GBeg46DZ3U-CAZfzdUA25X6/s1600-h/000015CaliforniaContraCostaMtDiablo091210-01.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 301px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2Y00XH3AdKW9JMLM9YCLZ_fMqtF3M-81_-wUIZ2EMEPlYc5TQ9ammD4hZJJVPoYVAzo2ZvH-YkbBK5W8LUUwm1NNz7nLlMtKOCkNR5EkraJfZaoaKmdjT3GBeg46DZ3U-CAZfzdUA25X6/s400/000015CaliforniaContraCostaMtDiablo091210-01.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414457507424943058" border="0" /></a><br />Another away-from-home job, another orchestrated staff of <span style="font-style: italic;">The Gospel According to St. Matthew: XXXIX. The Cross (Qui Vult Venire)</span>, another snowy Diablo passage (the fourth and probably last), and the last of day of intriguing student presentations (featuring Matt, Spencer, and Joe) and compositions before next week's finals.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5rFLYZEAEjwG75eriZ-Xh_cISsbO9kOd5vzDuKM1yrIhbHip2H73-_Uk36NoXCX57Ejc573TPx3203i4DyEr2DtRr7FuciwGE6hi0UL-UTMfWdJGyLPxuEvBImrSbeeeRz0HKvk_AWmkc/s1600-h/000015CaliforniaContraCosta04FranklinCanyon091210.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 246px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5rFLYZEAEjwG75eriZ-Xh_cISsbO9kOd5vzDuKM1yrIhbHip2H73-_Uk36NoXCX57Ejc573TPx3203i4DyEr2DtRr7FuciwGE6hi0UL-UTMfWdJGyLPxuEvBImrSbeeeRz0HKvk_AWmkc/s400/000015CaliforniaContraCosta04FranklinCanyon091210.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414458066275570034" border="0" /></a><br />Another post-bank run (after the DVC personel office, where the good ladies seem keen on <span style="font-style: italic;">Sex and the Bible</span> - may they not be the last!) over the Franklin Canyon divide, and home for another instrumentalized <span style="font-style: italic;">Cross</span> purpose, plus calling half the SF Chamber orchstra re the Valentine's Day rescheduling of a rehearsal. Not the last.Mark Alburgerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04055921666168067641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4258247369531773440.post-83568975191153521072009-12-09T23:59:00.000-08:002009-12-12T13:05:18.307-08:00December 9 - State of Grace<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheo7HaDY9pdpmrjJMygtt4R2oV7fJFbp9MhY3chro16S0klStcqyhuodwuZb9nUBWB6blYSCKYL1m-YfnXh8lWNb-BPap1j9NiO0mnVlRGUm-EIRqCSGeW_9_NbOQobGpgG6R2R7-cvo8a/s1600-h/000015CaliforniaContraCostaMtDiablo091209PalmsAndSnow.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 207px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheo7HaDY9pdpmrjJMygtt4R2oV7fJFbp9MhY3chro16S0klStcqyhuodwuZb9nUBWB6blYSCKYL1m-YfnXh8lWNb-BPap1j9NiO0mnVlRGUm-EIRqCSGeW_9_NbOQobGpgG6R2R7-cvo8a/s400/000015CaliforniaContraCostaMtDiablo091209PalmsAndSnow.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414295175796739810" border="0" /></a><br />Harriet out on a job while much is orchestrated, including another staff of <span style="font-style: italic;">Gospel Matthew: XXXIX. The Cross (Qui Vult Venire)</span>, then the third day past a snowy Diablo to the College, for fine student presentations from Matt, Ryan, and Max. Snack bar paper grading is followed by recording in the lab of<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVQmOinYdw7aagKvnF_EBIvacHvIet13D8Vf58bVlfXgun0uQEDs-78L9DcNrBrnzbiNt30jknCCWs7o7gBfOt5rkS6s41UPhV7upB31OwLtdR0v2kyhRartR1H_AO4umbF-SbglLPFPew/s1600-h/600GregoryChantTuEsPetrus.gif"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 127px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVQmOinYdw7aagKvnF_EBIvacHvIet13D8Vf58bVlfXgun0uQEDs-78L9DcNrBrnzbiNt30jknCCWs7o7gBfOt5rkS6s41UPhV7upB31OwLtdR0v2kyhRartR1H_AO4umbF-SbglLPFPew/s400/600GregoryChantTuEsPetrus.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414313912152411858" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">The Gospel According to St. Matthew</span><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTmIIXzR4ASXLGJwir6uze5yviZkL2X4bYN4_SVqcQMF4tr9XJP4DzVZoQJHrJclfCAmndtXAfHX_YxDoUf4jusorN28FhUoxE3TpMQssIxqJ-p84t0FVhA1aExLJpZkQcDo8ALcGTjkJs/s1600-h/1957Alburger085GospelMatthew37.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 309px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTmIIXzR4ASXLGJwir6uze5yviZkL2X4bYN4_SVqcQMF4tr9XJP4DzVZoQJHrJclfCAmndtXAfHX_YxDoUf4jusorN28FhUoxE3TpMQssIxqJ-p84t0FVhA1aExLJpZkQcDo8ALcGTjkJs/s400/1957Alburger085GospelMatthew37.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414314357986068434" border="0" /></a><br />XXXVII. The Rock (Tu Es Petrus) and<br /><script language="JavaScript" src="http://www.21st-centurymusic.com/music/audio-player.js"></script><br /><object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="http://www.21st-centurymusic.com/music/player.swf" id="audioplayer1" height="24" width="290"><br /><param name="movie" value="http://www.erlingwold.com/audio/player.swf"><br /><param name="FlashVars" value="playerID=1&soundFile=http://www.21st-centurymusic.com/music/1957Alburger085GospelAccordingToStMatthew37TheRock(TuEsPetrus)(2000).mp3"><br /><param name="quality" value="high"><br /><param name="menu" value="false"><br /><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><br /></object><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrskkdsJFnN9o8-hEkyStNWcNIcZrmgcEnIQNYH9umuad7U4N6ywfAiQOJ6Bo06q52XtSujr8PingJ9SDmFSYjQvFiKf0HkjhCPaTCTD_pNx2mYjayGqLApePM0pN2coNIiHQQH6RVIIPY/s1600-h/1957Alburger085GospelMatthew38.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 309px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrskkdsJFnN9o8-hEkyStNWcNIcZrmgcEnIQNYH9umuad7U4N6ywfAiQOJ6Bo06q52XtSujr8PingJ9SDmFSYjQvFiKf0HkjhCPaTCTD_pNx2mYjayGqLApePM0pN2coNIiHQQH6RVIIPY/s400/1957Alburger085GospelMatthew38.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414315335917824978" border="0" /></a><br />XXXVIII. The Prophecy and Denuciation (Get Thee Behind Me Satan)<br /><script language="JavaScript" src="http://www.21st-centurymusic.com/music/audio-player.js"></script><br /><object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="http://www.21st-centurymusic.com/music/player.swf" id="audioplayer1" height="24" width="290"><br /><param name="movie" value="http://www.erlingwold.com/audio/player.swf"><br /><param name="FlashVars" value="playerID=1&soundFile=http://www.21st-centurymusic.com/music/1957Alburger085GospelAccordingToStMatthew38TheProphecyAndDenuciation(GetTheeBehindMeSatan)(2000)Orch.mp3"><br /><param name="quality" value="high"><br /><param name="menu" value="false"><br /><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><br /></object><br /><br />After picking up more <span style="font-style: italic;">Sex and the Bible</span> scores at Copy World, it's time for another Composer Soiree at Lisa's (with delightful and intriguing music by Loren Jones, David Graves, and Lisa Scola Prosek, plus <span style="font-style: italic;">Salome Suite</span>) and the monthly<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_Wp8yYicIXjtLdcR6YBCCJOp32bzH0wCH_pZG03oxUWAtF0mKdgvVuBEU5-_R7C706ixOXhwyFfUZznYlElC1JyQNIfImjhbUUmRRQS9eZ3zzqthIl4AFkZcg6zEcZfQdlKbuQOr7u-f7/s1600-h/2002SFCCO091209LorenErling.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_Wp8yYicIXjtLdcR6YBCCJOp32bzH0wCH_pZG03oxUWAtF0mKdgvVuBEU5-_R7C706ixOXhwyFfUZznYlElC1JyQNIfImjhbUUmRRQS9eZ3zzqthIl4AFkZcg6zEcZfQdlKbuQOr7u-f7/s400/2002SFCCO091209LorenErling.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414302437816344530" border="0" /></a><br />San Francisco Composers Chamber Orchestra Board Meeting with the aforesaid, plus Michael Cooke, Phil Freihofner, and Erling Wold (the latter above with Loren) -- then home through Marin with postal greetings.Mark Alburgerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04055921666168067641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4258247369531773440.post-39792333368718339212009-12-08T23:59:00.000-08:002009-12-12T13:29:27.995-08:00December 8 - Winter Express with Palms<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6g4dpuyaZadyJsJsHc_934-rOqjqzujAUOxU_Nv4dtvRE8kNUhAsb1EoPGp8L66vIM0XEiyGYgf7fiM6QUhwhyphenhyphenOEXnqPE3_7Y-gM1IHkNJBhTUiFs3oYlM06nFBWdiRisVE3_3oJfZmV_/s1600-h/000015CaliforniaContraCostaMtDiabloConcordRidge091208SnowDayTwo.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 215px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6g4dpuyaZadyJsJsHc_934-rOqjqzujAUOxU_Nv4dtvRE8kNUhAsb1EoPGp8L66vIM0XEiyGYgf7fiM6QUhwhyphenhyphenOEXnqPE3_7Y-gM1IHkNJBhTUiFs3oYlM06nFBWdiRisVE3_3oJfZmV_/s400/000015CaliforniaContraCostaMtDiabloConcordRidge091208SnowDayTwo.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413904225285469810" border="0" /></a><br />Orchestrate the first system of <span style="font-style: italic;">The Gospel According to St. Matthew: XXXIX. The Cross (Qui Vult Venire)</span> towards the second day snows of Diablo and the Concord Range for more delightful student teaching, now from<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOBKiAAK3uQms8BIM_IXnVCNPJIV0Hmmlr7HhD46M3RvHWMsl2pC0dI_Hl5ID-GRvcee21g1b0jT6IntdnmsCmwFwumgNCNlbi4F2EuD_ccHBFEKIMR14T8auf8F2DBxdm2JWx-bJeUu__/s1600-h/2009Theory091208LisaAmandaJoe.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 381px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOBKiAAK3uQms8BIM_IXnVCNPJIV0Hmmlr7HhD46M3RvHWMsl2pC0dI_Hl5ID-GRvcee21g1b0jT6IntdnmsCmwFwumgNCNlbi4F2EuD_ccHBFEKIMR14T8auf8F2DBxdm2JWx-bJeUu__/s400/2009Theory091208LisaAmandaJoe.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413905370058441554" border="0" /></a><br />Lisa and Amanda (here with Joe) on<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnavSFbZHm56eY7L3zt-Xnx_3PFKij8jSv2tPix3S2-I91powbn3Dv-CRsoBq_Pe1QXx8n6VRyq05F0Fuin55h4-lhUwSqZAZbQjt89mE0HoPW6TZ9Sw8eIA66ncEunizLxXVjVOoHn0h2/s1600-h/1920HagueAlbertOrinRenee.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 247px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnavSFbZHm56eY7L3zt-Xnx_3PFKij8jSv2tPix3S2-I91powbn3Dv-CRsoBq_Pe1QXx8n6VRyq05F0Fuin55h4-lhUwSqZAZbQjt89mE0HoPW6TZ9Sw8eIA66ncEunizLxXVjVOoHn0h2/s400/1920HagueAlbertOrinRenee.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413912925628496514" border="0" /></a><br />Albert Hague's<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihljvj0vWti793RUODBmRg_lhnMWuxCLUqVzsNiGEkvj6vdINclI1RPZrz7TCNbkIGZnsyOpyv6abKbwtiKW4i34fNUEJUCV9w2IT_3_4TwwOstgcRq8Rq0dSsepPxW-bf8qNUJzuoISM0/s1600-h/1902SeussTheodoreGeiselHowTheGrinchStoleChristmas.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 360px; height: 338px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihljvj0vWti793RUODBmRg_lhnMWuxCLUqVzsNiGEkvj6vdINclI1RPZrz7TCNbkIGZnsyOpyv6abKbwtiKW4i34fNUEJUCV9w2IT_3_4TwwOstgcRq8Rq0dSsepPxW-bf8qNUJzuoISM0/s400/1902SeussTheodoreGeiselHowTheGrinchStoleChristmas.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413913705529302290" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">You're a Mean One Mr. Grinch</span>, for dictation/sight-singing --<br /><br />C (melodic minor):<br /><br />Me Fa Sol Do Me Sol Fa<br />Me Fa Sol Do La La Ti<br />Sol So <span style="font-style: italic;">Do</span> Te Le Sol Le Fa<br />Fa Fa Te Le Sol Fa Sol<br />Me Re Do <span style="font-style: italic;">Do</span><br /><br />-- and harmony, with nice passiing basses, two Gsus7's (one with a non-traditional resolution) and an evocation of a deceptive cadence temporarily to bVI.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXsZkHjXgp-UNB-Ki1g5CVpwxBEKAUiV16mHCV5lQvtst7nWJTcmWcjocu63XCnwXWk1Tuo3IePcsNOcGVRcw9bin-1XqaxEaHr78DKXORVc5nIfJqXac3mR0WffsXrNTFJALlpO6oaCO-/s1600-h/2009Theory091208DanStuart.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 219px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXsZkHjXgp-UNB-Ki1g5CVpwxBEKAUiV16mHCV5lQvtst7nWJTcmWcjocu63XCnwXWk1Tuo3IePcsNOcGVRcw9bin-1XqaxEaHr78DKXORVc5nIfJqXac3mR0WffsXrNTFJALlpO6oaCO-/s400/2009Theory091208DanStuart.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413914675282909106" border="0" /></a><br />Dan's also up with another nice piece (here with Stuart), then off,<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOzpzJ3Y1o4TswZBejPmrH2y-G16aGn-YDgXkMaa-1mEj5pVEGssnPXMUvYi8mp_6_gpejuLHl5BrhFQF56muFJYnD1nZLvdZwmEH8KxKrq8ANAeZAAgbCNH__uVmcXYvb41GLZxO3mOgz/s1600-h/000015CaliforniaContraCostaDVC091208MtDiabloSnowDayTwo.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOzpzJ3Y1o4TswZBejPmrH2y-G16aGn-YDgXkMaa-1mEj5pVEGssnPXMUvYi8mp_6_gpejuLHl5BrhFQF56muFJYnD1nZLvdZwmEH8KxKrq8ANAeZAAgbCNH__uVmcXYvb41GLZxO3mOgz/s400/000015CaliforniaContraCostaDVC091208MtDiabloSnowDayTwo.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413916210893038962" border="0" /></a><br />on a continuing chilly day, to pick up a new memory card for the Fuji, and a return home to collect quizzes past the<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigGjLwWzb3nvCbCVF2DXMVIr1xsC-jPLCumjpexzEW2LahYQbJY6Rc0noyGTfa1XlHiF2AvG2Kb1MmW599kYm1-dcFR-RxFzigjXkwlCJbQych893GQQvfZVKcKfZIhPM6Cg_MHpbMafhW/s1600-h/000015CaliforniaSolano680MothballFleet091208.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 121px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcfFNXmshzeZXhALWeyP1-ERjiZclUku7CZoRMprgOoElTamXWQa2BSNxDC8qHKBaM6NVatcIqEPTXax18UmdWIc3PlGQL3d9Y6_NfRzdgWVG0Heqvp3yBaWCy3YzwOu6uoSIGO2kok930/s400/000015CaliforniaSolano680TwinSistersRockvilleHills091208.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413920352576649938" border="0" /></a><br />Twin Sisters, Rockville Hills,<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKrhTogMgke7yBmqFnSM3jYF-9wqhSmaxUiIz8Cs8YRq8AS44rUJPM7coY0aiFkvQ3Lb0VAZybpp23lfNeyc65HCjFaxNbcUFhcyy4tVCOqOpKHV2Q99wOMDY8snpa3ptn1vRmelXKtB_1/s1600-h/000015CaliforniaSolano80VacaMountains091208FromCordelia.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 338px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKrhTogMgke7yBmqFnSM3jYF-9wqhSmaxUiIz8Cs8YRq8AS44rUJPM7coY0aiFkvQ3Lb0VAZybpp23lfNeyc65HCjFaxNbcUFhcyy4tVCOqOpKHV2Q99wOMDY8snpa3ptn1vRmelXKtB_1/s400/000015CaliforniaSolano80VacaMountains091208FromCordelia.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413920757919040114" border="0" /></a><br />Vaca Mountains,<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgamdCCiUvOz_PvH2E9zZ8i9Er7VEhPrPYfz_e2Wr5-TdKe-85hAStASMsY5oEpxU0RhZ-auz1ewYRK5l1Ns6bGM6PTn-4GWlgDGFdsHez2k6D4SZ9aEBXMikuB9CvB-hOfk-WU9KAVhTUh/s1600-h/000015CaliforniaSolanoFairfieldPyramids091208.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 262px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgamdCCiUvOz_PvH2E9zZ8i9Er7VEhPrPYfz_e2Wr5-TdKe-85hAStASMsY5oEpxU0RhZ-auz1ewYRK5l1Ns6bGM6PTn-4GWlgDGFdsHez2k6D4SZ9aEBXMikuB9CvB-hOfk-WU9KAVhTUh/s400/000015CaliforniaSolanoFairfieldPyramids091208.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413920981957603762" border="0" /></a><br />Fairfield Pyramids,<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUb-s6jqLdE6cjndS6luIK_wfRoD8CXJO7EaucOu0K36XF8t4vIxKWFlN_yYnWYaITB5vLjt9np81iRbHmVjcvTw3AIbx-2g7vVBc7qSmI1amzPZKUcn912dqiSrLf3MWwTAPi9wrQ9meA/s1600-h/000015CaliforniaSolanoPovertyHills091208.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUb-s6jqLdE6cjndS6luIK_wfRoD8CXJO7EaucOu0K36XF8t4vIxKWFlN_yYnWYaITB5vLjt9np81iRbHmVjcvTw3AIbx-2g7vVBc7qSmI1amzPZKUcn912dqiSrLf3MWwTAPi9wrQ9meA/s400/000015CaliforniaSolanoPovertyHills091208.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413921921807162338" border="0" /></a><br />Poverty Hills,<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyA2DZ1kBXxHH0ATbI6RbwoakmyJGMBsF0XxLIDDa5B1X218S5KyAUqYdOp76LDjlkO4tdB3Jjzi4vkO7c_6GVHHTgXFBNlZpsA4tQwEolaugGRqXaiyAFXjnWwoxlMuWCHMEJmAz4tUWZ/s1600-h/000015CaliforniaSolanoLagoonValley091208.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHWTqKmjLzP1exA8v7RKXhMQ9Tvx4q1uhRo5zte6MbT8WwhlZaisWMSQ7KjGWDE8sNDkq1-hUChR7yqm9haluSp0b4JE1zEWuMIpSokyZ5ajfEUFmPfH-Rui7ATHdRWc5A63mRAwV1D6QO/s400/2009MusicHistory091208ClassStageRight.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413923596809949666" border="0" /></a><br />Evening class (before which, a chat with David Chavez and Lo re composition in general and <span style="font-style: italic;">Gospel Matthew: Get Thee Behind Me, Satan</span> in particular) backtracks a bit to Mick Jagger and the Rolling Stones, then fast forwards through John Adams, The Police, Mark Alburger, Tan Dun, Erling Wold,<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf5ye8oQLBIO4CxdJ3ZuASUQeRBtUpmjl5EcTEebzkOej7LDC1iOC2uagF2KE7cXhrvVdCIT4v_ytgLHHK0UGqR4-fzeGPYSpjhLfAwQ1rPmlwmpl83g3jXyvKTYtIg9tc3pGIkYAZG6Wx/s1600-h/2009MusicHistory091208Board.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf5ye8oQLBIO4CxdJ3ZuASUQeRBtUpmjl5EcTEebzkOej7LDC1iOC2uagF2KE7cXhrvVdCIT4v_ytgLHHK0UGqR4-fzeGPYSpjhLfAwQ1rPmlwmpl83g3jXyvKTYtIg9tc3pGIkYAZG6Wx/s400/2009MusicHistory091208Board.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413924583135433458" border="0" /></a><br />to Ryan Ross of Panic at the Disco. Out late with Doug and Owen, then an even later lights out home.Mark Alburgerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04055921666168067641noreply@blogger.com