My Trip.

I just got back from my hike of the hundred-mile wilderness. A friend and I hiked it in seven days. The last two days of the tip, I hiked forty-three miles. It was amazing. Whitecap was covered in up to seven feet of snow in places. A moose poked its head into our lean-to the [...]

Summer!

It’s summer time, and thoughts of veganism are on my mind. I’m really debating doing it next year (if I tried it this summer at my parents house they’d kill me). It seems like the health benefits are there (cow milk wasn’t meant for human consumption) and I’ve looked at some recipes that don’t look [...]

Nine Inch Nails give us “The Slip”

In a trendy move, Nine Inch Nails gave away their newest album to all their loyal fans and anyone that’s curious. Entitled, “The Slip”, it’s the standard NIN industrial fair, filled with distorted guitars, synthesizers, and electronic percussion soaked in a healthy dose of rage and heart-felt emotion. The entire album is one song, filled [...]

Music Galore

I’ve started two new pieces in the past two days. I don’t think that’s a good thing. But it might be, since this last one has actually got me inspired enough to work on it. It’s for Clarinet, Bassoon and Marimba; I’m attempting to get that whimsical sort of feel. It’s been a lot of [...]

A Night with Mahler and the PSO

And what an amazing night it was. The performance was phenomenal, leaving most of the audience with wishes for an encore of some sort after the amazing performance put on by the Portland Symphony Orchestra.

The evening began with a piece by Locklair entitled “Phoenix”, a piece originally composed for organ but transcribed for orchestra at [...]

Mahler!

I’m very excited to get to see Mahler’s first symphony tomorrow night at the PSO! Mahler is a composer I know very little about, but from what I’ve heard I feel like I should get to know him more. I’ll try to put together my review of it tomorrow night after the show. It should [...]

My Future Home

I stumbled upon this awhile ago, and have decided that this is what my house will be like.

http://www.simondale.net/house/index.htm

Orchestra

So, we finally got to see the results of our orchestra pieces last night. I finished mine just before we started. It was a great time. Three other composers here also brought in pieces to play. The contrast between the four pieces was amazing, each fit with the personality of the composer completely. The orchestra [...]