Only Twelve Notes: April 2009

Apr 30, 2009

Performance of My Trio Gets Some Local Press

The Lake Wind Ensemble performs at the Tallman Hotel's concert series, and includes my pieceWhen Time Expands in the program. Here's the article about the concert: http://lakeconews.com/content/view/7998/768/.

There is also a (studio audio) version is on my site.

Apr 27, 2009

APOD: Not Two Moons

The moon and venus up close

Part of my frequent routine is to visit this site and see and learn a bit about the universe.
Astronomy Picture of the Day [NASA]

I'm a Cowboy by Day...

Song by Andy Corwin
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mcXS4YynDRI

New Music for Flute & Guitar

Stunning performers Jessica Pierce, flute and Almer Imanovic, guitar.
Hear at
http://www.magnatune.com/artists/albums/almanova-debut/ or
http://www.almanova.us/photos/index.htm

Apr 26, 2009

Battlefield without Borders

Exquisite, heartwrenching poetry on a topic that, sadly, continues to be timely: the tragedies of people living and dying in Iraq. David Smith-Ferri, author.

Imprint of Love: http://www.battlefieldwithoutborders.org/imprint_love.html

Rowling on Imagination via slowMuse

http://slowmuse.wordpress.com/category/imagination/\
... Imagination is not only the uniquely human capacity to envision
that which is not, and therefore the fount of all invention and
innovation. In its arguably most transformative and revelatory
capacity, it is the power that enables us to empathise with humans
whose experiences we have never shared...

Apr 21, 2009

Chinese Gov't Insisting CItizens Change Their Names to Fit Its Database

China has been working on a standardized list of characters for people
to use in everyday life, including when naming children. ...By some
estimates, 100 surnames cover 85 percent of China's citizens.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/21/world/asia/21china.html?em