3 is better than 1

Class these days at OSU could not be more enjoyable. I am joined this quarter by Joe Spurlock and Carlos Duran. Here is a clip from class this week:

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I can has new head.

Soaked the skin for 4 hours in a cooler and started pulling.

Basement smells funny.

night of electronic music

Please join us for an evening of electronic and computer based music. Original works by Anthony Vine, Robert Lunn, Benjamin Williams, Luis Obregon and Michael Wall. The concert is free and will happen in Sullivant Theater on May 22, 2009 at 8PM. For more information please contact Michael Wall at wall.134@osu.edu

Cracks in the shell.

8 years of getting played almost everyday and only 3 small cracks. Not too shabby.

New head, wish me luck.

First time, a little scared.

The hotest dance company in town, literally.

Limon Motor

Last night, I received this lovely video from Sydnie Mosley. My connection with this project was a new experience for me: a musician transcribed a solo piano performance of mine and played it live for this concert. The track, "Limon Motor", was originally composed around 10 years ago for the Jose Limon Company. I used chord changes from a Schubert song and the framework of a piano technique exercise to build the piece. It is "hand exercise" that practices distinction between outer melodies and inner harmony. I pick any chord changes or a jazz standard and move through them slowly as an improvisation. My first summer at ADF, I took 7 minutes to play through "All the Thing You Are" during the musicians concert. Mark Haim approached me that summer and aksed me to work on his new piece for the Jose Limon Company. The music was often performed live and it would change from night to night.

Thanks and good luck to Sydnie. Her piece is entitled, "A Side of the World for a Canvas" and is part of her MFA Thesis work at the University of Iowa. The performance was held at the Space Place Theater - Iowa City, IA - April 2, 3 & 4. Limon Motor starts around 5:40 in the video, enjoy!

A Side of the World for a Canvas from Sydnie Mosley on Vimeo.

Margaret Morris Movement

After 5 recording sessions and hours of editing/mastering, two CDs of music to accompany the movement of Margaret Morris are complete. The project was led by Odette Blum, a scholar of Labanotation. I had a great time recording the beautiful Steinway in Weigel Hall, played by Chein-Hui Wong. This work will help preserve both the music and movement concepts of Margaret Morris. I am very proud to have been asked to be a part.

Odette is traveling to Scotland to continue developing the project.

ADF 2009