Final Week

Hi everyone. It is Sunday night, which means I have only three full days before my defense, Nov. 21st. A day which will live in infamy. Well, probably not. I believe it will go fine. I have been reassured from numerous sources that if there was true worry about me not being ready my committee would have informed me by now. That being said, I guess it is important that I feel I am ready. I would assume that I need to go in to this defense with my guard up, fully prepared to thwart any attempts from the opposing forces to throw me off of my horse. I will need to bring a horse. This might get complicated.

Honestly, I am comfortable that I am ready, excited to have completed what I consider my best works. I cannot express how hard I have been working. Here are my books:


And it is crazy how much Nicole has helped to support me in this endeavor. I think Dylan is ready to write me off as an absentee father. I am sure if she hears me tell her one more time that I can't take her to the park because I have to work she is going to start recruiting the neighborhood men to take my place. Just kidding of course.

BOO!

Well, I have been tested, and will be for another few days at least. I wish I could be more eloquent right now, and tell you everything we have been doing, but that will have to wait another week. I will report in soon. Until then:

Michael Jackson Mashup

One more new (non-professional) recording, this one of the string trio Simply Three playing the arrangement/mashup I wrote for them of Michael Jackson’s “Human Nature” and Earth Song.” They have been performing it in their live show. Great group!

MICHAEL JACKSON MASHUP

Portrait of Invisible Man

Video from the performance of my piece “Portrait of Invisible Man” performed at the 10/24/13 United Nations Day celebration:

Thanks to Howie for the awesome "picture" of the invisible man!