Wow, it’s been a long time since I updated this site. Sorry about that.
I have been pretty busy with a new job (no, I don’t make my living just playing violin anymore) and have had a few gigs during my free time that have pretty much kept me away from the computer. When I have been online, I have been sucked into Farmville and other Facebook buffoonery that has eaten into my blogging time.
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With the Thanksgiving holiday having just past and the Christmas and New Year holidays on the way, I thought I would take a moment to list a few of the things that I am thankful for, as well as a few resolutions that I will attempt to fulfill in the coming year (or however long it takes).
In no particular order, I am thankful for:
Sibelius music notation software (Finale eats it, in my humble opinion) (more…)
I have started a new arrangement for full orchestra now that the Ysaye is essentially finished. This time I’m tackling the Beethoven “Kreutzer” sonata (first movement) which is among the most loved, most difficult, and most emotionally charged of his works for violin and piano. It is a wonderful work that I think will translate beautifully to full orchestra. It also has a prominent part in that Beethoven movie Immortal Beloved which was not a great movie (although Gary Oldman was spot on as Ludwig), but the soundtrack is outstanding and the story behind this piece helps explain the furious nature of the first movement.
Updates to follow. Thanks for visiting!
I have finally finished the orchestration of the Ysaye Ballade that I’ve been working on for seemingly years and years. Actually it’s only been 4-5 months, but I’m not done quite yet. I’ve posted the work here, but I am still editing the score for articulation and a few wrong notes here and there. I hope to have the full score, all the parts, and 99% correct notation by the end of the year for a possible performance in the Spring of 2010. We’ll see.
Thanks for looking!
HD