Quick Summary>Things I did: Added *Store* page to the site, recorded original music, premiered a few compositions, played way too much Christmas music. >Latest thing I'm most proud of: Making my pieces more readily available has been great. I love to see that the music is resonating with other people, and thinking that someone on the other end of the world could be playing a piece of music I wrote, interpreting it in their own way, is exciting. >Next thing I'm most excited about: Hunkering down and finishing up Egg Suite work and designing a music book, complete with composer's notes, bonus material, and original artwork. By the MonthSeptember >Worked as rehearsal accompanist for Viterbo's production of "Oklahoma!" >Accompanied a young cellist in their Suzuki recital. >Recorded my piano piece, "Impromptu in B Minor" and made the sheet music available online. >3rd Relation on Tuesday nights continued—business as usual. >Blog addition: Dominant Inner-Voice Shift October >Performed in pit orchestra for Viterbo's production of "Oklahoma!" >Celebrated the Halloween season by performing in a re-mount of the "Dark La Crosse" shows. >Continued composition work for The Egg Suite. November >Premiered three movements of Egg Suite at the 2015 La Crosse New Music Festival. >Recorded "Eggshell Waltz" and made the sheet music available online. >Recorded "Benedict" and made the sheet music available online. >YouTube addition: "It Might As Well Be Spring" December >Accompanied a small handful of students for end-of-semester juries/performances/audition tapes. >Played piano in a local middle school's winter concert. >Played wayyy too much Christmas music. Between church services, recording my own version of Christmas classics, and recreational holiday music-making, I certainly filled (surpassed?) my quota of Christmas music. >YouTube additions: "Star Carol" | "Go Tell It on the Mountain" | "Wassailing" What's Next? >Currently practicing: "Altar Boyz" (a Viterbo production) >Currently composing: The two remaining movements of "The Egg Suite" >Currently 'digging' on: Gretchen Parlato Happy New Year, everyone! Here's to a productive, healthy, and musical 2016!
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