Today, I started work on getting programs and flyers ready for the performances I have in the fall. I completed all the program notes for the marimba pieces I've done, and will begin to work on four or five different layouts for programs tomorrow. I find it quite humerous--although I doubt anyone else will-- that if I played just the marimba pieces I know, it would take over two hours. And there's still concert snare and timpani. Oh, how I love timpani...
I also had my first lesson of summer school. I layed out my goals, and will be concentrating almost exclusively on timpani. I'll do some vibraphone as well though. I'll be doing marimba this summer, of course (there is a cd I'm doing this summer), but it'll be on my own. Speaking of my cd, here are the pieces I'm performing:
1. Nocturnal Dance--Jesse Monkman
2. Marimba Dances--Ross Edwards
3. Light in Darkness--Evelyn Glennie
4. Memory's Glimpse/Z' Rondo--Ginger Zyskowski
5. Concertino for Xylophone and Orchestra--Toshiro Mayuzumi
The cd will be titled "Independent Thinking", paying amage to the fact that I simply think differently than most people. That is a blessing but also a curse, at times. I like who I am because of the way I do things and my confidence (we're talking strictly about music; I have no confidence in anything else), but it gets me into a lot of embarassing situations, haha. But I digress...
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I also had my first lesson of summer school. I layed out my goals, and will be concentrating almost exclusively on timpani. I'll do some vibraphone as well though. I'll be doing marimba this summer, of course (there is a cd I'm doing this summer), but it'll be on my own. Speaking of my cd, here are the pieces I'm performing:
1. Nocturnal Dance--Jesse Monkman
2. Marimba Dances--Ross Edwards
3. Light in Darkness--Evelyn Glennie
4. Memory's Glimpse/Z' Rondo--Ginger Zyskowski
5. Concertino for Xylophone and Orchestra--Toshiro Mayuzumi
The cd will be titled "Independent Thinking", paying amage to the fact that I simply think differently than most people. That is a blessing but also a curse, at times. I like who I am because of the way I do things and my confidence (we're talking strictly about music; I have no confidence in anything else), but it gets me into a lot of embarassing situations, haha. But I digress...
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Concerning the fall, here is a tentative list of the locations I'm performing (in no specific order):
1. Cameron University (Lawton, OK)
2. Tulsa University (Tulsa, OK)
3. Nancy O' Brian Center for the Performing Arts (Norman, OK)
4. Southwestern Oklahoma State University (Weatherford, OK)
5. Enid Public Schools (Enid, OK)
6. Azusa Pacific University (Azusa, CA)
An interesting thing about the California date is that I'll be premiering a work along with my good friend, accompanist, and professor Dr. Dennis Widen. The work will be for marimba, piano, trumpet and cello. It will be composed by Seth Cudd, a very able composer and music educator. Check out his website--you won't be disappointed with his music.
There are about a million other things to write about, but I'm tired and will be going to bed soon. I'll continue the ridiculously busy saga that is Jason Johnston's life tomorrow.
-J
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