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Recharging the pianist | fugues + distractions
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July 20, 2009. In the past ten years or so since graduate school, my piano playing has been almost purely utilitarian — playing for shows and operas, accompanying recitals and juries, some recording, and other small performance things. Then I started at the church — where I have to churn out pieces week after week which, by necessity, are never terribly challenging. Toccata in G Major. Sonata in C Minor (“Pathétique”). This Toccata has a exhilirating 3-part fugue that I’m itching to get into. On the facu...
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January | 2009 | fugues + distractions
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What’s on my iPod. January 16, 2009. Afro Cuban All Stars:. Brian Eno/Bang on a Can All-Stars:. La Divina I, II, and III. Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me. Barrel Fever and Other Stories. Me Talk Pretty One Day. Death Cab for Cutie:. Songs from the Cold Seas. All You Can Eat. Under the Iron Sea. Great Ladies of Song. Get Away From Me. The Essential Nina Simone. The Buena Vista Social Club Presents Omara Portuando. Orchestra Manoeuvres in the Dark:. The Best of Omd. The Teaches of Peaches. I’m Not Dead.
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July | 2009 | fugues + distractions
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July 20, 2009. In the past ten years or so since graduate school, my piano playing has been almost purely utilitarian — playing for shows and operas, accompanying recitals and juries, some recording, and other small performance things. Then I started at the church — where I have to churn out pieces week after week which, by necessity, are never terribly challenging. Toccata in G Major. Sonata in C Minor (“Pathétique”). This Toccata has a exhilirating 3-part fugue that I’m itching to get into. On the facu...
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November | 2009 | fugues + distractions
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November 23, 2009. This weekend I had two great — if not wildly different — concert experiences: Peaches. The last time I saw Peaches she only had two CDs to her name, “The Teaches of Peaches” and “Fatherfucker”. By this time around, she had two more, “Impeach My Bush” and “I Feel Cream”. Her music has gotten somewhat more sophisticated in that she dabbles (quite well) into different styles, but she’s still the dirty old cougar she always was. An den Wassern zu Babel. By Frode Fjellheim and with the Milw...
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December music | fugues + distractions
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December 28, 2009. I survived another Very Unitarian December. This one was more manageable than previous years since we didn’t have a service specifically about Hanukkah, and we did Winter Solstice as a Sunday morning service (and not Monday evening, when it really occurs). December 13 was the annual Holiday Music Service, which we called “Lights of Wholeness, Lights of Peace.” Here’s the line-up:. Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring. JS Bach (piano solo). People, Look East. Lovely is the Dark Blue Sky. There w...
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Great music weekend | fugues + distractions
https://rubenoid.wordpress.com/2009/11/23/great-music-weekend
November 23, 2009. This weekend I had two great — if not wildly different — concert experiences: Peaches. The last time I saw Peaches she only had two CDs to her name, “The Teaches of Peaches” and “Fatherfucker”. By this time around, she had two more, “Impeach My Bush” and “I Feel Cream”. Her music has gotten somewhat more sophisticated in that she dabbles (quite well) into different styles, but she’s still the dirty old cougar she always was. An den Wassern zu Babel. By Frode Fjellheim and with the Milw...
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Portland trip | fugues + distractions
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August 3, 2009. I spent a week in Portland, Oregon. For a conference and found time to get out and explore this fun city. It was my first time to the Pacific Northwest and my bad travel karma presented itself to me this time in the form of record high temperatures — the first few days were well over 100F! I sweated through it, though, and saw a good chunk of the downtown and Chinatown areas. 1979 Gesso and oil on folded linen panels. An intriguing meeting of math and art. Portland Classical Chinese Garden.
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38 hours — done! | fugues + distractions
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38 hours — done! July 20, 2009. Wow, that did not last long! I took a nap after my last post and woke up feeling light-headed and preoccupied with food. What put me over the edge was seeing the cat eating. For some odd reason I decided that it was also time for me to eat. Ah well, no judgment! Leave a Reply Cancel reply. Enter your comment here. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in:. Address never made public). You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. ( Log Out. MKE in the PRC.
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August | 2009 | fugues + distractions
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What I’m reading. August 4, 2009. George Orwell, 1949). A Wolf at the Door. Augusten Burroughs, 2008). Burroughs’ latest memoir finds him in a dark place, purging the demons of his disconnected relationship with his father. He paints a sad picture of his father as a man who is a distant alcoholic with more than his own fair share of demons. Unlike. I Am Not Myself These Days. Josh Kilmer-Purcell, 2006). Hari Kunzru, 2002). A breathtakingly epic first novel from what may be my new favorite author,. For a ...
