Archive for December, 2007

Dec 31 2007

2008 New Year Mix

Published by Alex under fun, music

Every year during the holidays I make a CD for my friends of favorite music from the past 12 months. This year I fell in love with a lot of different music, but because the Mix is geared towards all things celebratory, I stuck with the danceable, fun and/or relaxing. iTunes won’t let me burn [...]

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Dec 19 2007

The Way of Ideas

Published by Alex under music, update

Here are a few random pages & notes from The Way of Ideas, for flute, clarinet, violin and cello, just finished and sent off in the mail a few days ago. The Seattle Chamber Players will be premiering it on January 25, so you should definitely come check out the concert!
This was a challenging piece [...]

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Dec 13 2007

Cogele El Gusto

Published by Alex under fun, music

This ipod-requiring meme has been making it’s way through the new music blogging community, and although normally I’m not so much a joiner when it comes to these exercises, this one was irresistible! On a recent train ride back to DC, I pulled out Matilda (every loyal travel companion needs a name, especially when [...]

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Dec 01 2007

DC Commission Artist Fellowship

Published by Alex under music, update

Good news! I was recently announced a recipient of a DC Commission on the Arts 2008 Artist Fellowship. This grant will help with assorted composing projects, including a guitar and saxophone piece for my friends Enrique Lop and Carola Cuypers. Thank you DC!!
The photo above is 8th St. NW, where the DC Commission office is [...]

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