April 23 - Standing in Those Winds

By evening we notice that the apple tree in the back yard is looking a little tired -- was that windy overnight. The sun finally comes out, too, after a gray day which includes Quiz 13 for the Theoreticians (figured bass with excerpts from Philip Glass, Roder Waters, and John Williams), finishing orchestration of



Solomon: X. So These Are the Towns, and recording it (in GarageBand) plus



IX. Happy Solomon (Procession of the Ark to the Temple) (in Cubase).

April 22 - As the Weather Turns

We've had great temperatures all week, but after St. Mary's (C.P.E. Bach Sonata in A Minor to F.J. Haydn Symphony No. 94 ["Surprise"], with three visitors) and Diablo Valley (John Williams's The Force from Star Wars, plus original student compositions and Solomon: IV. Is This a Friendly Visit - I'll See What I Can Do), there's



fog in the Marin Headlands on the way to Celia's paper grading, and a semi-ordeal getting official verification for a headlight replacement in Novato.



By evening, it's downright brisk, fair climes enough to complete the orchestration of S: IX. Happy Solomon (Procession of the Ark to the Temple) and begin that of



X. So These Are the Towns.

April 21 - Places and People

Two more pages of Solomon: IX. Happy Solomon (Procession of the Ark to the Temple) orchestrated fore and aft of reality;



Theory dictation of Roger Waters / Pink Floyd Wish You Were Here: Shine On You Crazy Diamond III;



lunch at China Garden, writing Music and the Enlightenment Quiz 10 (F.J. Haydn et. al.) due to wonders of electricity and internet;



Evening class from with music of Igor Stravinsky, through Anton Webern, Edgar Varèse, Alban Berg, Joe "King" Oliver, Heitor Villa-Lobos, Max Steiner, Jelly Roll Morton, to



Sergei Prokofiev. Doug and I linger afterwards and listen to various takes of



Too Many Versions of "Business As Usual."