I'm sitting here working my butt off on my orchestra piece for my last lesson of the year tomorrow, and I realize..

wait, this isn't just my last lesson of the year, it might very well be my last lesson ever!

That's right, this term marks the end of my coursework at school. Next year, I don't have lessons anymore, just thesis meeting, which will seem like lessons, but not in the same way.

I realize that we never stop learning, but it's interesting to think that I've sorta met the end of the line for traditional, institutional education.

Ok, back to work!

When I'm super busy and posting, I tend to focus on the stress, but not today.

Things are going really well. Yes, I still have so much to get done, but I had a great premiere of my "The Stories Men Tell" piece last night. The performance and the piece itself were both a whopping success.

For a bunch of reasons, I'm not going to post a recording here for a while, but don't worry, you'll hear it soon enough!