I don't know if blogging has ever been this low on my priority list...

Sorry, loyal readers.

I'm working on some really awesome projects, which is why I've been too busy to post.

The ArtSongLab I'm co-coördinating is shaping up to be a delightfully exciting week of events! We have participants coming from all over the country to participate, including some friends I haven't seen in a long time.

I'm in the process of finishing up my chamber piece called "Faces in a Crowd" and I'm getting more and more into the piece as I go, which is quite exciting. It's giving me a real sense that I'm doing the right thing. When you get this involved in a piece you're writing, it's like a passionate relationship that you know is about to end; you know you need to get as much lovin' out of it before it's over, haha!

My opera scenes are due early-to-mid May, so that's a big project and I'm excited to devote all of my attention to it once I get some other stuff out of the way, like:

-making sure I have a strong orchestral sketch to submit for my composition portfolio

-my art song submission for the ArtSongLab

-a term paper comparing a Bach Invention to Breton folk music

Since I have so much to keep me occupied, of course I've picked up knitting a little bit...

There are always reasons to knit teddy bears, so I'm making sure to get some work done in that department!