Errant Velocities

Not even the stress of my job can keep me down!
Sunday Sept. 14 AGLO meets to begin learning Cobra.
-I have continued work on 'Variations on a Forest Floor' (music for rocks, sticks, twigs, leaves, dirt, wind, animal skins, insects, bones, vessels or bodies of water, resonant objects, and human beings) in the form of having created a symbolic representation for each 'instrument.'
-Creating a new 'collage' piece called 'Snake Dream' that primarily uses samples of my voice.
-Creating collages of recordings of the 'Cobra' workshop directed by Raven Chacon and recordings of 'Untitled--------' from the first AGLO meeting.
Tonight I hang out at the new Railyard. Maybe I'll bring my drumsticks and play a recital on available surfaces. Bring a banjo, or solar powered theremin, or rainstick and join me.

First meeting

The first meeting of the Ancestral Groan Liberation Orchestra commenced yesterday (Aug. 31 2008). Those present were James Bixler, Martin Back, Phil Mantione, Christian Pincock, Walter Menetrey, and David Hevener. We performed two scores, 'Untitled________' and 'TrafficCricket/LaundryMoth.' Recordings were made of both. 'TrafficCricket' was the most successful endeavor and will be archived for release. I was quite pleased to discover that my desire for great, conversational insight was achieved. Christian gave us a quick introduction to SoundPainting, which will make a great addition to the sonic arsenal of the ensemble. Our next meeting will be Sept. 14th at 1pm at CCA to experiment with John Zorn's 'Cobra.'

I have several compositions in the works: 'Circuit Repetoire No. 1,' 'Variations on a Forest Floor,' and an as of yet untitled acousmatic collage using recordings from Raven Chacon's workshop at CCA from July 21st.