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4/22/06

Last.

Last night was the final Philharmonia concert. We performed Vaughn William's Sea Symphony. I really don't like this piece at all...but it was only an hour out of my life. Now that it looks like I'm going to be staying here next year all of these "last concerts" don't seem to mean as much. What makes it really sad is that its the last time I'll be playing all of these "last concerts" with all of my friends. I can only imagine what it will be like when we finish our final CCE concert. My eyes are getting watery just thinking about it. OOC.

4/21/06

Grad Update.

So, right now its looking like I'll be staying here at Eastman. This is not exactly how I wanted things to turn out, but I guess they did. There really is no way that I can make Mannes work...I would be in so much debt (I would be paying it off for roughly 72 trillion years). I should probably call Fred Sherry soon...I would really really like to study with him, but I just don't think its gonna happen next year. Maybe I could drop down to NYC a few times for lessons and stuff. Eastman gave me the biggest scholarship, and Rochester has the lowest cost of living, and I do like it here, and there will be lots of stuff for me to do. The other problem is that its more of the same. But whatever, we'll find out. There is still the tiniest chance I will get into Rice. They accepted one cellist, so they are waiting back to hear from him/her...and then they will call me. Ack!

The End.

In the past month I have been working on watching every Sex and the City episode in order...last night I watched the last four. As I've said in previous posts, I think that this show is spectacular. I can't think of any other comedy series that holds such high production values and has such a strong script (better than most dramas) and such a stellar cast. I'm sad to report that the show loses it in the end. The last few episodes become Hollywood cheesefest, complete with caned mood music piano playing at the most poignant moments. The show loses its 'real' quality as Carrie is rushed off into a non-so-perfect fantasy world and the supporting characters all but disappear. Strange little side stories occur that have no real bearing on what will happen or what has happened before. The strong writing is suddenly gone. But when you think about it, having a few dud-episodes doesn't mean much for a show where every single episode was so strong. The ended doesn't change my opinion of the rest of the series, but it certainly leaves me feeling unfulfilled. In the end everyone ends up where we expected them to be, but maybe the finale would have been a bit stronger if they hadn't. Tonight the bonus disc arrives with alternate endings and deleted scenes from all the seasons. Perhaps one of the endings that they didn't choose will be the one they should have? I'll let you know.

It's Making the Rounds

Tell me the truth.

4/20/06

Cannes.

Here is the Cannes lineup. Please note that David Lynch's Inland Empire is NOT on the list. This is very distressing. It means that it is most likely not finished yet (or wasn't finished in time). I need to hear more about this movie...now we have to wait until the official release (no sneak peak reviews). Ack! I am excited to hear about Sofia Coppola's Marie-Antoinette. I love the trailer and the stills...can't wait.

Sad Day

Dean Undercofler is resigning as dean and going to be president and CEO of the Philadelphia Orchestra. Congratulations to him on the great job (he certainly deserves it) but it is very sad for Eastman, especially since they are doing this huge 7 year project that I'm sure he has had a lot to do with. Guess I took his class just in time!

4/19/06

Bomb's and Bagels

From my mom's blog: "My husband met up with a bomb sniffing dog yesterday at the train station.He didn't know about the dog's ability to find explosives, but it did zero in on his bagel." 'nuf said

Not Looking Good. At. All.

Choices are not looking good for grad school next year...here are the choices:

Mannes...didn't come through with very much money (although they did increase the scholarship a bit)...after going there for two years I would be around $100,000 in debt, I don't think its worth it.
Eastman...could make it work if I got into the OSD program (which I don't want to do...although it couldn't be that bad right?)...I'd only need a few thousand in loans (pending acceptance to OSD) and cost of living in Rochester is much lower than other places.
Rice...I'm on the wait list...and I can keep waiting.
Year Off...go home and work and take lessons and try it all again next year.

What do you all think?

Big

"Life is too short...what are we doing?"

4/18/06

Duh...

You Are Diet Coke

You are energy in its purest form. No need to complicate things with sweetness. And while people may hate your aftertaste, you are seen as a necessary evil. Your best soda match: 7 Up Stay away from: Coke

What Kind of Soda Are You?

Guess This Is The Right Look

Your Blog Should Be Blue

Your blog is a peaceful, calming force in the blogosphere. You tend to avoid conflict - you're more likely to share than rant. From your social causes to cute pet photos, your life is a (mostly) open book.

What Color Should Your Blog or Journal Be?

4/16/06

No Doubt

How did I not see it? A few weeks ago, Kimberly introduced me to No Doubt (since I have basically missed all non-classical music ever...I'm only just discovering it). I wasn't a huge fan, but i bought Tragic Kingdom on a whim, and I'm obsessed. My favorites so far: Spiderwebs, Tragic Kingdom and of course: Don't Speak. Thanks Fim, for the introduction. (Kitty likes it too) And it doesn't hurt that Gwen Stefani is in the group...since I'm already a huge fan.

More Easter

Tonight I played in an Easter mass at St. Michael's Church. It was very fun since the group mostly consisted of our strange group of friends...I was sitting with Brian, and Kimberly and Paul were right in front of us. Congratulations to Sara for organizing it and working way overtime (singing in the choir and playing in the orchestra). The choir sounded amazing...I wish I would have heard them sing before! MERCY!

Easter

Today is Easter, so I send out a Happy Easter to all those who want it! My parents are becoming multi-holiday celebraters. Over winter break we had a combination Christmas/Hanukkah celebration. Tonight they are having a combo Easter/Passover celebration. The dinner includes brisket for the Jews and ham for the non-Jews. And there is some sort of Mexican chicken thing with broken matzo on top. The little ones (in town from Louisiana) will get to decorate eggs and make Easter baskets. Passover wine will be served. So there.

Things to Love about Boogie Nights:

All of the amazing long takes: Love the one that follows a woman as she walks into the pool, and then goes underwater with her. The opening shot is over three minutes.
Julianne Moore: she stays mostly on the sidelines, but shes amazing nonetheless.
The music: its a strange combo of 'period' tunes as well as strange synthesized music composed by Michael Penn. I especially love the transition at the beginning from some sort of low brass oom-pa tunes to the blazing opening disco stuff.
Mark Whalberg: who proved back in 1997 that he was a real actor who was actually pretty good (something that most people discovered last year in I Heart Huckabees).
The huge ensemble that includes amazing actors such as William H. Macey. I even had tolerance for PSH. I don't like the fact that Capote is ruining my hatred for him. I liked disliking him much better.
The "Amber, are you my mom?" scene. How can you not love a scene including Heather Graham and Julianne Moore asking stupid questions while high on coke.

4/14/06

Last Concert

Last night was the very last Ossia Concert of the year, and my very last Ossia Concert ever {sob}. At least I got to play a very fun (and insane) piece with lots of people who are good and fun to play with! While I can't say Ossia has been the most organized group in existence (sorry board members) it was always a joy to play in...well, most of the time. I'm sure wherever I end up going, they will not have a group have a group like Ossia. It's kind of sad. In other news look at this. Grad school drama continues. Eastman responded and said they would not give me anymore money since my offer is significantly more than I had for undergrad. So yeah...

4/13/06

No more.

I don't even know what to do with myself. I talked to Adrian Daly and he won't give me an extension on my application...Translation: I need to decide by Saturday where I'm going. If I pass up Eastman, I still have Mannes, but if Mannes doesn't give me anymore money, I can't go there. That would put me nowhere. I'm very scared an confused and nervous and I don't really want to even deal with it. I've sent out calls and emails everywhere I can and nothing is happening. How come everybody else seems to have such an easy time with this?

And one more thing...

I'm beginning to get obsessed with Sean Paul...actually just Temperature. OMG.

4/12/06

For Heather

Notification

Tomorrow there will be a fabulous performance of Donald Martino's Notturno in Kilbourn Hall at 8pm as part of an Ossia: New Music concert. Everyone should come to see the crazy shit. Paul doubles on violin and viola, Hilary doubles on flute and alto flute, Juliet doubles on clarinet and bass clarinet, there are tons of percussion parts, and the pianist has to use some sort of percussion equipment, I'm not exactly sure whats going on over there. And I just get to hit my instrument a lot...and by a lot, I really do mean a lot. Should be super cool. Tomorrow is also a presentation given by myself and Alison on the life and works of Robert Altman. We will be showing clips of The Player (amazingly fabulous movie) and Gosford Park (amazingly long movie). Should be super cool. I think CCE should audition for this Steve Reich workshop thing. I doubt we have time. But we should at least consider it. Brad is conducting and its at Carnegie Hall. Should be super cool.

4/10/06

iTunes/iPod Survey

...I know that you are all bored enough to do this too... How many songs=2407, 7.9 days, 12.07 gigs Sort by song title= first: 'Til Him by Mel Brooks from the Producers Soundtrack last: Zweiter Alleluia by Arvo Part from Berliner Messe Sort by time= first: a 12 second segment from the first Ligeti String Quartet last: Also Sprach Zarathustra by Strauss Top Ten Most Played Songs= 1. Stupid Girls by P!nk 2. Everytime We Touch by Cascada 3. Strong Enough by Cher 4. Hollaback Girl by Gwen Stefani 5. Tehillim II by Steve Reich (performed by Ossia) 6. Believe by Cher 7. It's Hard Out Here For A Pimp by Djay and Shug (from Hustle and Flow) 8. What Are You Waiting For? by Gwen Stefani 9. Bubble Pop Electric by Gwen Stefani 10. I'd Be surprisingly Good For You by Madonna (from Evita) First song to come up on shuffle= Snow by Gustavo Santaolalla (from Brokeback Mountain) How many songs come up when you search for 'sex'= 13...but they are all sextets How many songs come up when you search for 'death'= 20...but most of them are Star Wars How many songs come up when you search for 'love'=81 How many songs come up when you search for 'you'=97

Ying+CCE

Announcing: The Ying Quartet will perform the first movement of the Mendelssohn Octet with the Cape Cod Experiment on May 14th. OMG! Details to follow.

Watch.

I'm kind of looking forward to Dreamgirls which will be coming out this year. I was introduced to this clip via Nathaniel...andI like it a lot...but it is kind of long. Enjoy.

Short is Good.

So I finally decided to let In Cold Blood go. I've been trying to get through it for several months now (after seeing Capote), and I love it, but its just not happening for some reason. I read one page really intensely and am really into it, and then I just put it down and don't touch it for weeks. In light of this I have recently purchased the following books on Amazon.

The Bullfighter Checks Her Makeup: My Encounters with Extraordinary People by Susan Orlean
My Kind of Place: Travel Stories from a Woman Who's Been Everywhere by Susan Orlean
Brokeback Mountain by Annie Proulx

You may notice a running theme in these books: they all are short, or consist of short stories/articles For some reason I can only deal with things that are short these days (short episodes of Sex and the City for example). This is not a good thing since I have to do a presentation on Robert Altman on Thursday (since his films are very LONG). Ugh. PS> I just walked to Blockbuster and they didn't have a single movie directed by Robert Altman...what gives?

Stuff.

Just got off the phone with Fred Sherry. I was like, "Too bad my Juilliard audition was a disaster." And he was like, "Well, not a disaster, but it could have been a lot better." So there you have it. But anyway, he is calling Mannes for me. So thats good.

4/9/06

MacBook Pro.

I've spent about 2 hours reading about the MacBook Pro. At first I was salivating over it (as you saw in serveral posts). Some are really happy with it, some really hate it. Not sure if I should be buying one or not. It doesn't have much software, but that will change soon (Finale already announced that the next version will work on the computer). What do you think...should I just get one or wait?

Template

This blog is in serious need of a facelift. While I do love the template that Rabsteen has provided for me, I think its time to move on. I mean, his changes a few times a day, so mine can change every few months correct? The problem that I face is that I don't really know what I'm doing and I don't have a photo-editor program. I just tried to change my template, but there is so much extra stuff I've added that it was too hard to transfer it all. Help?

4/8/06

Adorable?

4/7/06

Only in Brockport

Ho-Ho Grand Buffet

A buffet featuring Chinese food.
A Christmas themed restaurant.
A whorehouse/brothel of some sort.
A buffet featuring only Hostess products.

Official.

Fred Sherry accepted me into his studio at Mannes...now the begging for money begins. Anybody willing to call up Mannes and tell them how amazing I am? Thanks in advance.

Writing.

The Writers Guilds (West and East) have released a list of the 101 best screenplays. Its actually kind of interesting, mainly because, most of the movies actually deserve to be on it. I don't know when these organizations actually decided to award films that actually deserve to be awarded, but this is a very good step in the write (haha...get it?) direction. My Favs: #90=Sideways #77=Adaptation (should be MUCH higher) #74=Being John Malkovich #62=Moonstruck #61=The Silence of the Lambs #38=American Beauty #32=Fargo #24=Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind #7= Sunset Blvd. WTF: #97=The Searchers #68=Star Wars (an amazing movie, but the writing...no.) #28=Shakespeare in Love (well written, but so high on the list?) Its worth a glance...check it out here...what do you think?

Word of the Day

...OverBlogger... While being guilty of this in the past...the past few days are not an example of this. Usually when nothing happens, I can still manage to squeeze a blog entry out about it. Perhaps I have BlogBlock...the most dangerous disease to have as a blogger. I MUST PROVIDE YOU ALL WITH USELESS INFO! No fear...OhMyTrill will return shortly with a BlogRenaissance I'm sure.

4/5/06

Music News {list form}

After some down time...Heather and I have become completely obsessed with the opening theme to The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly...a movie which has been slowly growing on me since I saw it last Thursday. What do you guys think about it?
Martino's Notturno is some crazy-ass shit. The parts are almost unreadable, and on top of that, they are almost unplayable also. But its pretty darn bad-ass. Gotta love the 2nd movement with really specifically notated finger tapping on the instrument (he tells you which and how many fingers to use and where on the cello to tap). The concert is next Thursday and you should be there.
Music For All is over forever. I think we had fun in our final presentation. I hate the prep, but the two performances are always kind of fun...especially with the amazing speaking skills of CCE. And presenting weird new music makes it even better.
GRAD SCHOOL...see below.
I didn't buy the P!nk album...I will eventually. Instead I got Daniel Powter. I can't see myself getting obsessed (don't speak too soon) but the music is def fun.

Thinking

So now that I have heard every school (sort of) it's time to make some decisions. I'm starting to get advice from various musical and non-musical figures in my life. I'm starting to think that maybe its a good thing that I didn't just get into Rice, since they really don't have the programs that I am looking for....I probably wouldn't be that happy there (although I do like Norm Fischer a lot). Of the three schools I got accepted to, I am most interested in Eastman and Mannes, mainly because they have some sort of New Music thing going for them (Eastman has Brad...Mannes has Fred Sherry). I dropped an email to Mannes and another to Dean Undercofler (who thinks that I should go to Mannes!)...now I'm just waiting for Mannes to confirm Fred Sherry as my teacher, then I'll give him a call and go from there. Maybe this will work out afterall!

4/4/06

Bad news.

All of the sudden things are not looking so good for grad school. The director of admissions at Rice called me to say that I'm on the waiting list. Not exactly what I wanted to hear. Now I have to start begging for money from the other schools that I was accepted to, none of which gave me a good amount of money. If I don't get money I don't know what I'm going to do. I think there is a VERY good chance that I won't be able to get more money...so I might as well assume I won't be going to grad school next year. That sucks. Things were going so well for me this semester...I should have known that everything would turn sour...it always does.

Top and Bottom

Today's top story: I have finally received my very own copy of the Umbrellas of Cherbourg soundtrack. I know...its a bit on the cheesy side...but I like it. Now I can listen to it at end. The unfortunate news is that today is also the arrival of P!nk's new album. I took a listen to the samples on iTunes...wasn't horribly impressed, so I'll just get it later. Today's bottom story: Lack of a letter from Rice. Seriously people...where the hell is it?

4/3/06

The Truth.

I think that Carrie (who also received negative results from a school today) had a very good comment: "I guess that's what happens when we play bad auditions." Ain't it the truth?

First Rejection

I knew things were going too well...got my first rejection today from Juilliard. To be honest, I had kind of lost interest in it a little bit (it was my first choice) but there is a lot of attitude there...I probably wouldn't have been very happy. Although if I did get in, I probably would have gone anyway. It was also my worst audition, by far. It was really crappy. Whatever. Mannes didn't come through with very much money. This leaves the big question mark of Rice University. I really have no idea whats gonna happen there. I could get in...I might not. I'll probably find out tomorrow or the next day. ACK! What looked like kind of a good situation (I had gotten in to so many schools) suddenly all depends on what one school says. I want this to be over. In other news, rehearsals for Sea Symphony start today. The opening line of the chorus is, "Behold, the Sea!" I think hilarity + CCE laughing sessions will commence shortly.

4/2/06

Sunday Afternoon Library Blogging

I think that last nights viewing of Bring It On was a success. Such a hilarious movie. Even the Ply was impressed (I know there are haters...but why?...its just good clean fun) I'm looking forward to Kirsten Dunst in Marie Antoinette which should prove to be completely crazy. She carries Bring It On with her super ditzy "cheerleaders are dancers gone retarded" schtick and we love her. Several things should be come apparent in the next few days...such as: where I will be going to grad school. April 1st is that day that schools have to mail by...so those final two letters will be arriving ANY DAY NOW....maybe even tomorrow. Things have gone well so far...but who knows what those two envelopes could contain! Its exciting and terrifying at the same time. The next two days are also super busy=two papers, MSQ4 gig (dinner with the president of U of R!!) beginnings of rehearsal for Ossia (crazy ass Martino), and the final appearance of CCE at a Music For All event [sob]. Rest of the week is smooth sailing. And I finally broke down and bought the entire Cascada album...its really bad (Everytime We Touch is an obvious fluke) but at least I can work out to it.

4/1/06

Gotta Love Him

No matter if his playing an innocent naive college boy home from school, or an eccentric special agent investigating a really strange murder, or even the perfect husband (that has problems in bed) Kyle MacLachlan is always great. You may know him from his David Lynch days (where he played a wide array of strange/disturbing characters that were somehow lovable at the same time), or you may know him from his more recent appearance in Sex and the City (where I am right now rediscovering him). as Charlotte's (not-so) perfect husband. He doesn't seem to do much (save for a few appearances in movies and TV shows from time to time)...but maybe he's just hard to cast? I'm personally looking forward to his upcoming role in David Lynch's Inland Empire...who knows what he will be doing...

What do you think...love him or hate him? Any required viewing that I missed? The Zenith: Twin Peaks=Agent Dale Cooper The Classic: Blue Velvet=Jeffrey Beaumont (right) The Entertaining: Sex and the City=Trey MacDougal (above)

3/31/06

Things to Discuss

Good Night and Good Luck is a really amazing movie. Talk about just getting everything right. David Strathairn was outrageously good. Such a natural non-showy performance, which was at the same time a knockout showstopper. CRAZY. Personally my favorite performance of 2005 (sorry Heath + PSH). Can George Clooney please just keep doing more and more projects? Please? [sidenote: wasn't it hilarious seeing Ray Wise (aka Leland Palmer) in a semi-normal role?]
Its is extremely nice outside. I took a very nice walk (w/ iPod)...it was just starting to rain when I got back.
Everytime We Touch has become #2 on my iPod. Crazy.
I heart CCE and Haydn Quartets.
Sex and the City is back. And I need to watch it. And I have watched some of it. Season 3 is basically done. Season 4 starts soon. Brian has canceled his netflix queue so we can get SATC faster. So obsessed.
This Tuesday marks the release of P!ink's new album. Stupid Girls quickly ascended to the top of my iPod list (where it still remains) and I expect the album to be stupendous.
Grad school letters should be done soon. That means I have to decide. OMG.

3/30/06

I know...

Tags: Cascada, Everytime We Touch

Really Finito.

The paper is done. About halfway through I stopped re-reading it cause I got bored. That can't be a good sign right? Its almost onto the 7th page, so I think things are an acceptable length. I'm just glad to be done. Good news: Netflix has shipped two Sex and the City discs that will be arriving tomorrow!

Finito.

The paper is done with a word count of 1,851. Its a bit short (almost onto the 7th page) and its really horrible. Now I have to go back and fix all of it so that it makes sense with itself. But lets take a break first. Maybe I'll start at 4:30 or so. Am I overblogging?

Grad School Update: NEC

To my great surprise I got in to New England Conservatory. Really...I thought there was no possible way I was getting in...since Paul Katz gave me attitude at the audition and then completely ignored me afterwards. To my greater surprise I'm on the waiting list for his studio. Weird...I know. Its a bit strange since I'm not assigned to anybody else's studio...so I guess if I went there and didn't get into his studio, I would just get somebody else? Seems a bit fishy. But whatever...$$$ wasn't so hot...as expected (its more than Eastman, but NEC's tuition is much higher). Two more to go!

Grad School Update: Mannes

Just got an email from Mannes College saying that my acceptance is in the mail! Of course, no detailed information was contained in the email, so I'll have to wait and see what kind of $$$ they are offering and which teacher I would be studying with etc...its good news no matter what! Two down...three to go (two of which are the schools I most want to hear from!)

First Time for Everything

Today marks the first time that I will attempt to finish a paper the day it is due. Normally I haven't attempted this before because the classes the papers were due for often started in the morning around 9:30 or so. Today's class doesn't happen until 6:30pm...and on top of that I already an onto the 5th page. So it seems like I don't have very much to worry about. We'll see how well I function today while working at the library...I usually can't do very much work. {insert Everytime We Touch here} I'm also going on the second day with no Sex and the City. If I have to go one more I might start to get strange withdrawal symptoms. If all goes according to plan the next two disc will be arriving tomorrow via netflix. I think I have been watching them too fast and they identified me as a frequent renter. Oops. Still haven't heard from any schools yet. Should be any day now. I hope.

'nuf said

3/29/06

I can't do anything.

It's time for procrastination blogging! Thats right...I have a paper due tomorrow and I now have deep set senioritis. I've had all day...since 1pm to do this...and now its 12:00 and I only have one page. It was such a triumph to finish that page, it feels like I'm done. The topic is 1950's Westerns...I'm writing about "Super Westerns and the role of women." {snooze} I'm setting the unrealistic goal of being done by 2am...wish me luck!

Celebration!

Congratulations are in order...this is blog entry number 300! Thats a whole lot of blogging. Now lets work on something...since I work so hard to keep you all informed (on tons of things that you could care less about) maybe you should read my blog? Readership is at an all time low! Tell all your friends about OhMyTrill. Or you can just buy me gifts. Anyways...I'll leave you with this image:

I know right? Thanks to My New Plaid Pants for the image!

3/28/06

Post Recital Updates

Sex and the City is progressing nicely. I am now officially completely obsessed. Its a good thing my recital is over, because now I actually have time to be obsessed. It makes me wish I got like 8 movies at a time from netflix...I could go through it much faster. But, then I wouldn't get to enjoy it as much would I? Favorite moment that I saw today? Miranda and her brief obsession with the street sandwich. OMG.
CCE pulled off Penderecki. Weird thing? I wasn't worried about it. People liked it and I think we were happy with it. Drinking Red Bull right before was a big help. I wish more people could have been there...it must have been an all time low attendance record. I'm not sure if even half of the Ossia Board showed up...and it was an Ossia concert. Hmmm...My parents really liked it a lot! Good for them!
Paper season starts tomorrow. I will begin the season with a paper on 50's Westerns. God...I really want that paper to be over. You all know that I LOVE Westerns (except not at all)
This blog will be celebrating entry number 300 very soon (maybe even tomorrow!). Check out my wishlist to reward me.
Am I the only person who can't stand John Corbett in Sex and the City. Every time he comes onscreen I want to smash his face in with a sledge hammer.

3/27/06

Desperate

Can we all agree that Desperate Housewives is dead? I ate up the first season (in about a week...watching 8 episodes a day helps) but the second is flopping around trying to be what the first was. Plot lines are messy and disappear and never develop. Everyone is kind of annoying. NOTHING EVER HAPPENS. And if it wasn't enough, they are going back to stolen baby stories (hello...that is so first season). At least Felicity Huffman is in it (although she gets barely any screen time these days). Shes needs to either get a TV show of her own, or star in another movie (perhaps one where she isn't playing a man...or woman...or whatever). {sigh} I wish the show was still good...(many believe it never was)...but now I'm just stuck in it. I have to keep watching to find out what happens, and nothing ever does. I say it dies VERY SOON. The writers don't know what to do with it anymore.

Time

Now that I'm done with my recital, I suddenly have time to do so many things! But am I doing anything that I need to be doing? I should write a paper for film...but I have some time tomorrow morning before class to do that. And I could do listening for Music History, but I have a two hour break in the middle of that day for that. So instead I watched disc one of season 3 of Sex and the City. At this rate I'll finish the series in two weeks! (well, maybe a bit more) I think Brian and I have several TV show projects coming: Queer as Folk and Twin Peaks among them. And don't forget about Desperate Housewives, which I will be watching very shortly. Tomorrow CCE will perform Penderecki's String Quartet No. 2 on an Ossia concert at 8:00pm in Christ Church. Be there. And check out photos from last night's recital (in my flickr at the top of the page) courtesy of my parents and Gerry! Thanks to everyone for coming!

Recital Complete

Thank you to everyone who came to my recital last night! I'll post some pictures later (there will probably be tons since Gerry was there snapping away!). I was happy with how it went! And now I'm done!!! Yay!!!

3/26/06

Schedule of Events

~~10:30...run spots with Tania~~

~~11:30-12ish...Wegmans/lunch with parentals~~

~~2:00...warm-up time~~

3:00...the composition recital of Ricardo Zohn-Muldoon: Kilbourn Hall...featuring the talents of Heather Braun, Arthur Williford, Hilary Abigana, Kara Bancks, Oliver Hagan, Scott Perkins, Melanie and Steve, and others...lots of fun pieces to be heard (and super crazy-ass cello parts)

~~4:30...time and food with parentals~~

~~7:30...warm-up~~

~~9:00pm...my senior degree recital in Kilbourn Hall featuring Tatiana Vassilieva on piano. works by Debussy, Jairo Duarte Lopez, Ligeti, and Rochberg.~~

~~10:15ish...COMPLETELY DONE!!~~

Wish me luck!

3/25/06

Last Minute Panic

So now that it's gotten to the point where I can't really do anything more to prepare for my recital, I'm a bit scared. I knew this would kind of happen. Whatever. It should be fine. Right? I'm most worried about the Ligeti, which I have been practicing slow...a lot...so I hope I will be able to play it fast tomorrow, without falling on my face. Duh. Rochberg will have mistakes. I need to accept this. Moving on... Lets be honest...Ricardo's dress (which just finished) was bad. We aren't talking shaky...we are talking shaky and sounding like crap...especially the solo cello movement. Shit. Its really scary. Other people seem to think it sounds good...but I know it doesn't. I'm just going to not worry about stuff...maybe everything will turn out just right? OMG...calm down freak.

Shameless Concert Plug

TWO RECITALS TOMORROW! Ricardo Zohn-Muldoon, composer 3:00pm Kilbourn Hall Candelabra (Me, cello...Arthur Williford, piano) Piano Trio (Heather Braun, violin...Me, cello...Arthur Williford, piano) Flores del Viento (lots of people...Me, cello)=crazy ass cello part other pieces played by other people... David Gerstein, cello (Degree Recital!) 9:00pm Kilbourn Hall Tatiana Vassilieva, piano Debussy: Sonata Jairo Duarte Lopez: Movimiento for Solo Cello Ligeti: Solo Sonata Rochberg: Sonata-Aria Be There!

3/24/06

First Real Letter

I finally got my first official acceptance today...although it was no surprise at all (since I already knew about it). I got a real letter today from Eastman telling me that I got in! (for those of you who don't know, I already go to Eastman...so...duh). What was a surprise was the miniscule amount of money I got. That really sucks. If go to Eastman I can get the huge stipend of $672...a year. Whoa...thats a whole lot of spending money. That doesn't even pay two months of rent. (yes I know, in some places that doesn't even cover half a month of rent). Here's hoping that I get a much better offer from another school (or that I at least get accepted to another school...) Let's just say that accept/reject season hasn't gotten off to the greatest start. In other news:

Recital in two days (thats on Sunday at 9pm for those who have been living under a rock. Things are going ok...not amazing. I'm a bit more worried about it, but it really should be fine. I think.
Ricardo recital in two days (thats on Sunday at 3pm for those who have been living under a rock). The music is really hard...and it really sounds like that when I/we play it. Thats not so good. Come and see the insanity.
Sex and the City Season 2 is complete. Most memorable line? "Who are you...Goldicocks?" Season 2 begins tomorrow. New converts: Megan + Kitty.
I have finally found a tagging system that I really like. I know...blog nerd.
I'm going on a cruise...see previous entry.
Worried about grad school...oh wait...already said that.
And I have to play in the Sea Symphony in Philharmonia. I walked by the orchestra board today and saw my name on the list and was like, "what the hell?"...Kimberly and I have decided to go to Salinger's after every rehearsal. Simple solution.

THIS JUST IN

My parents and I have officially been book on a Mediterranean Cruise. Right after graduation we will have to sprint back to Chicago and then fly to Paris, then Venice. A few days in Venice, and then the cruise travels around Italy, ending in Monte Carlo. I think this is pretty exciting. I have never been to Europe...now I will! The cruise sounds very fancy (Tuxes after 6pm...hmmm) and it is a food and wine theme...with a celebrity chef and everything. OMG. Read more about it here. Guess I will only be back in Chicago for about a week this summer...whoa.

3/23/06

Life Update

Recital prep is going ok...although I haven't been doing very much of it. Tomorrow I will have my first to to actually practice my sonatas rather than rehearse them with piano. I'm still not very worried though, I think everything should be fine!
I will be in Kilbourn Hall tomorrow for a large number of hours. My dress plus several of Ricardo's. It should be fun.
I can kind of play Ricardo's crazy cello thing. Its not amazing, buts it MUCH better than I expected to be able to play it. And it looks really crazy, so people think I'm playing it well. That helps a lot.
Stupid Girls (by P!nk...duh) recently became the first thing on my iPod to get over 100 plays. Thats pretty crazy. I really need the album (release date: April 4)
My mom is now planning a Mediterranean cruise. Destinations include: Rome, Venice, Sicily, and Monte Carlo. It sounds amazing to me...I've never been anywhere outside of North America (except Japan and China). And after 6pm the ship becomes formal...which means the guys have to wear Tuxes...interesting.

Liberty Valance

I have not really talked about most of the movies that I've had to watch for my Hollywood Westerns class, but I feel compelled to make a comment about The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance. I didn't particularly like the film...I have been a fan of only one film we have seen (High Noon...which I previously hated, however, compared to other Westerns, its completly amazing). Liberty Valance really should have been a really good movie, it had everything going for it...but it just didn't work...mainly because of the lazy script and over done characters. Seems to be a problem with all of John Ford's films...I guess I like my movies to not have things they don't need...like tons of annoying/extraneous characters. And I really dislike John Wayne...I know. I'm not really sure why I wanted to mention that I didn't like Liberty Valance, maybe I just wish that Western films could be better. They really do have a lot to work with, but they either seem to be really "run-of-the-mill shoot em ups" or "look while I try to be weird and intellectual but just end up with a crowded script that drags on for almost an hour more than it should". They do tend to be really beautiful looking movies...I just wish there was more there. I really expected to come out of this class loving Westerns...it hasn't happened yet. Oh well.

ClaimID

Check out the link to my new ClaimID in the sidebar...its pretty nifty. And Michael Novotny is also coming to my recital (according to Facebook).

3/22/06

Feel like giving?

Now you can...check out my new amazon.com wishlist located in the sidebar at the left. I know you want to buy me things.

3/21/06

Updates:

Music For All somehow happened. We had only run through the presentation one time for Janet and it was seriously ghetto. We went over things about 2 seconds before we started the presentation and then somehow pulled off presenting David Plylar's crazy string quartet to a bunch of high school string students. I was definitely VERY out of it since I had been up till 3 or 4 or something and I got up at 6:30. Things were a bit hazy. It was our last Music For All presentation...kind of nice, but also very sad at the same time. While it has been VERY annoying in the past, I think CCE would agree with the fact that we had some very fun times doing Music For All.
The Music History Test turned out to be REALLY easy. I think that most people would be able to pass without having ever study African American Music History. The way that the questions were presented, it would be really hard to answer them incorrectly. However, this didn't stop me from answering some of them incorrectly, but I still did very well...I believe Heather may or may not have left the score in a comment on another post...not that I'm showing off or anything. At least I know not to be too worried about the final, since Currie said that it would be the exact same format as the midterm.
I took a very nice nap thank you to a canceled trio rehearsal. Thank you Arthur and Heather...I REALLY needed that.
I suck ass at Ricardo's music.
I rewarded myself with a short Sex and the City marathon. Disc 1 of season two is now complete. So addictive. So fun. And even Brian likes it. And he will hate me for putting that here.

Getting there.

Film paper=done Music For All=done Music history=I know nothing.

3/20/06

Torture

Kimberly and I just spent over 3 hours on the listening for our midterm tomorrow and I can honestly say that every time a song plays, I don't have the faintest idea who is singing or what it is. I don't know the difference between Field Hollars and Prison Songs, or the difference between Malinke Jewliw or Gewel, or where in the world Anlo-Afiadenyigba is. And when every persons name has either John or Thompson or Johnson in it, it gets hard to remember who is who. To be honest, I think my run of good grades finally ends here. I still have hours of studying left to do and I can hardly keep my eyes open. After 8:30pm tomorrow, I will be one of the happiest people in the world. For real. After that I only need to worry about playing my recital and Ricardo's recital. And all should be smooth sailing. But before than, a minor miracle needs to happen to get me through tomorrow (Music For All, Film Class, History Test, History Test, Trio Rehearsal, Flores del Viento Rehearsal...all with one 40 minute break). OMG.

Spring News:

CCE has been invited to play in a special graduation concert that will take place the day before graduation in Kilbourn Hall. The other groups include Bean-Zerweck-Licardo Trio, Matroyshka Quartet, and the Destino Winds! I am excited for this concert and Dave said we could play the Schumann Quintet with Jonathan! Ack!! And I got a phone call from Adrian Daly today...good news!

Sorry

But I still can't get over this piece. Buy this recording of it. Its really very exciting. Trust me...you'll love it. Thank you.

Insane

Today and tomorrow are probably my two most difficult days this year. Between a coaching with Elinor and a lesson with Dave, a meeting with Jairo to get my (hopefully) completed piece, studying for my history midterm, writing a film paper on a bad movie, preparing for Music for All, doing Music For All presentation, taking the above mentioned midterm, rehearsing for two different pieces on Ricardo's recital, and probably something else I'm forgetting about. So yeah... Basically: expect lots of unnecessary blogging.

3/19/06

Day=not quite done

So very tired right now...I want to go to sleep. However I really should do something worthwhile. Such as write a paper, or fill out a form, or study for a test that I have in two days. Shit. Recital stuff went very well today...played both the Rochberg and Debussy for Dave and he seemed very happy. How fast can I write a response paper on The Searchers? Hopefully in less than 15 minutes.

It Works

Its amazing what you can do when you don't have to play in orchestra. This week I have tons and tons of rehearsals everyday for various things including: My Recital, Ricardo Zohn-Muldoon's recital, and an upcoming Ossia concert. And throw in Music for All and a midterm for fun. The amazing thing is that I still somehow have free time to practice. Except Tuesday, which is living Hell (thank you Music for All) my days aren't too crowded. So yeah. Thank you Kathy Zagar for not putting me in rotation.

Special Guests

According to Facebook, both Brian Kinney and Hermione Granger will be attending my recital this week. I hope that they keep their word.

Saturday Evening

The Searchers is a crap movie. I watched most of it with Alison and we were laughing our asses off...mainly since the acting was horrible and the script made no sense. WTF?
Bowling with Alison/Kimberly/Bobby/Ply is fun. I got 126...not my best, but semi-acceptable.
Friendly's can be really good sometimes.
Rehearsal wasn't the best today. Everything sounds boring and forced. And getting through all that music on my recital day will be a bit difficult...but whatever...it should be fun.
Back pain is getting better (bowling didn't help...duh).

3/18/06

SATC

I finished the first season of Sex and the City yesterday. I made comments on it a few days ago. It is wonderful. I don't know how they were able to make a run-of-the-mill romantic comedy so real and fascinating, but it works. Good for them.

On Second Thought

I just did a bit a research...and I should just calm myself until April 1st...my rejections will start coming in then.

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Still waiting.

I think that until I start to hear back from schools I am going to have a nervous breakdown everyday (except Sunday) during mail-time. Translation: I just started walking to school to practice, but I saw the mail truck, so I decided to go back to my apartment and wait to see if anything came. Even though the chances are very slim. Can't this be over? Oh wait...its barely even started. And what do you think of this new tag-method?

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3/17/06

A Formal Letter

Dear Grad Schools I have applied to: Please mail me letters. I would like them to be acceptances...however, right now I would be happy to get any kind of letter, even if it is a rejection. I would like to not have to wait any longer. Thanks. -David Tags:grad school, letter, accept, reject

Music

Isn't it weird that I always listened to only classical music until VERY recently? And now look at my top 5 most listened to tracks....I never listen to 'classical' anymore. Although I guess the above listed music isn't considered 'serious' by very many people... Who needs serious? Tags:gwen stefani, cher, p!nk, music, serious, last.fm

Rather Than Writing an Entry

You Are 46% Evil

You are evil, but you haven't yet mastered the dark side. Fear not though - you are on your way to world domination.

How Evil Are You?

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Ouch.

Is it bad that my back...around my neck and shoulders...is starting to hurt kind of a lot? Tags:back pain

Recital is Coming

Tania and I were able to put the rest of the Rochberg together in one rehearsal! It isn't recital-worthy...but we could play through all of it...which is better than nothing! The Debussy was also strangely intact after leaving it alone for so long...with steady rehearsal I think both pieces will be sounding fine and dandy next Sunday (not this coming Sunday...the one after). Jairo's piece is also just fine...I have two pages of it so far, and after our last meeting, lots of it got MUCH easier. Translation: he made most of the piece Molto Rubato at a slower tempo than he had originally thought. Its pretty fun to play, and after working out a few of the kinks everything should be fine! And I just sent my Facebook recital invitations...so you should have received one...I had to make it in two separate batches to invite all of my facebook friends (kind of stupid I know) but whatever...hope you all can come. Now I have to start learning all of African-American Music History because I have a midterm on it this Tuesday...should be interesting. Ugh...

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3/16/06

It's Hard Out Here for a Pimp

Let's be honest...Hustle and Flow really started out as a great movie...and then they fucked up BIG time. I think somewhere around the time that Terrance Howard ran back to give his wife (or whatever) a huge romantic kiss accompanied by a huge swell in the music the movie took a huge nose-dive. After that we got all sorts of things including a shoot-out, jail scenes, and a gag-worthy Hallmark ending. What happened? It was so great for most of the movie...why resort to all of the same Hollywood cliches? Definitely check out Hustle and Flow for a superb performance by Terrance Howard (Oscar nom worthy, but not deserving of a win...which he didn't get...) and a really tight and interesting script (until the above mentioned scene). Wish they hadn't thrown this movie in the garbage...it really could have been something. And that song really deserved the Oscar. If I had seen this movie prior to the big night I would have been rooting for it rather than Dolly (although I still like that song a lot). Add it to the song obsession list... What did you think? Is Hustle and Flow overlooked? Or does it deserve to be?

I think I answered a question wrong...

You scored as Theater. You should be a Theater major! Like a bohemian actress, you are seasoned and confident and not afraid to express yourself!

Theater

75%

Linguistics

67%

Art

67%

Journalism

67%

Sociology

67%

Philosophy

58%

Dance

58%

Psychology

58%

Anthropology

50%

English

50%

Biology

42%

Chemistry

33%

Engineering

33%

Mathematics

33%

What is your Perfect Major? (PLEASE RATE ME!!<3) created with QuizFarm.com

Comment on Movies (very brief)

#1: Failure to Launch...I wasn't expecting much, and I didn't get much. Boring acting and a horrible script. I think romantic comedies are usually a bit more entertaining than this one. Don't waste you time. #2: Mommie Dearest...wanted to love it, got kind of bored. You do have to love the wire hanger scene though...classic. I find it hard to write about movies that I am indifferent about.

3/15/06

OMG

Sleeping Beauty is faking it.

3/14/06

Back For Good

So the grand tour of Eastern States (plus Texas) is over. The grand finale happened this weekend with the New Jersey/New York last hurrah. I will now be in Rochester for the rest of the semester. I have an invitation to Florida, but I don't think I can afford it...and by that time I will be really happy to just sit in a room and stare at the wall and not have to do anything (omg...I can't wait). Right now I'm catching up on very important things: #1...the first disc of Sex and the City is complete=such a great show. Everything about it is just so solid, most noticeably the writing...so smart and conscious. And not to mention a super-amazing cast. I find that usually the ringleader/"star" of an ensemble cast is very hard to like and I usually end up falling for a supporting character, but Sarah Jessica Parker really is the star of this show: she is real and comfortable...hard to find in a TV show. Can't wait for the next disc. #2...The latest episode of Desperate Housewives. I must admit I have been rapidly losing faith in this show. The first season was completely addictive (in a really 'not ok' kind of way) but the second season is really kind of embarrassing. I keep watching because I have to...I really don't think the show will be around much longer. It needs serious help...its dying FAST. SCHOOL RANT: I want to know where I'm going to school next year. Its kind of weird that right now I have now idea where I'm going to end up...I really don't care about NEC...but I could really see myself ending up at any of the four other schools I applied to (Eastman, Rice, Juilliard, Mannes). Hopefully my dismal Juilliard audition will get a boost from a kind word provided by the one and only Brad Lubman...I should start hearing from school any day now...NYC schools will be mailing April 1st...Eastman and Rice could be in the mailbox anytime. OMG. Work starts hardcore this week. It will be a lot to do...but I'm looking forward to it. At least I really DO want to do everything I have lined up in the next two weeks. BEWARE: recital advertising starts in full swing tomorrow. Expect postcards. Expect Facebook invitations. You have already received a Friendster invite. You will see posters. You will be at the recital. New obsession: P!nk=Stupid Girls. Thats all.

Today:

Soho
China Town
Lower East Side
H+M
Lots of walking
Failure to Launch
Stupid Girls
Strange iPod games
even more walking
food

3/12/06

The Facts:

I survived Geroge Clinton even though it was really really really loud and I didn't have earplugs.
The hotel room in New Jersey was pretty nice and we were really tired after the concert.
I peeled carrots for Diane's party for a really really really long time and then Diane didn't put them out.
We worked for Diane and ended up spending over 8 hours in her apartment (including the party).
We didn't know where we were staying and we are now in this random girls apartment who is a student of Diane's. She had an extra room and said it was ok to stay there!
Tomorrow is a free day in NYC...should be fun.

3/11/06

Bad Traffic

Me, Sara and Kimberly just spent over an hour driving back and forth on one street in New Jersey. It turned out that we had to do some really really strange U-turn and go backwards on the street we were on to get to the hotel. Whatever. We are here and we are going to see George Clinton in a little bit. Yay.

The Future:

George Clinton
New Jersey
50th Bday party
New York City...again
lots of time in the car

3/10/06

FYI

I have a phone now. You can call me. Thank you.

Things that need to be done

Learn to like the Sopranos (I have seen about 5 episodes and didn't understand it...but maybe I was just being stupid?)
Finish the 4th season of Six Feet Under so I can move on to the 5th when it is released...I can hardly wait for the end, since it has been hailed as one of the greatest endings ever to a TV show.
See Hustle and Flow, Good Night and Good Luck, and Walk the Line so I can accurately complete my 2005 movie list (although it is VERY overdue)
Start obsessing about my soon to be favorite movies of 2006: For Your Consideration, Manderlay, A Prairie Home Companion, and of course INLAND EMPIRE (I am drooling thinking about that one...omg)
Music stuff like my recital and Ricardo's recital.
Watch the complete Sex and the City and X-Files.
Did I mention Inland Empire?!?!?!?!? OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG.

CONCERT

MUSICA NOVA MUSICA NOVA MUSICA NOVA 8:OOPM...KILBOURN HALL! BRAD LUBMAN: Conductor Reich: 8 Lines Works by Annie Gosfield and Varese Guest composer: Annie Gosfield BE THERE BE THERE BE THERE

Wow.

How can you not love a movie/miniseries that has a scene like this:

If you haven't seen Angels in America...do yourself a favor and see it now.

3/9/06

DONE

One thing: I am done with all my grad school auditions (for a recap look at the list to the left). Now its time to wait for the results. I think that most school will be mailing out those letters on April 1st, so there is still a good bit a waiting...but you just never know when one of those little guys can show up in your mailbox. In case you were wondering, the Mannes audition was actually ok. I tried to just lay low...come in not too long before and just warm up and play the audition. Bach went VERY well...Dvorak was acceptable (not amazing, but acceptable) and that was all I played. Maybe I wasn't what they were looking for...maybe that's all they needed to hear? I guess I'll be finding out in a few weeks. And Fred Sherry wasn't at the audition. So who knows what's going on with that. Mannes is a very small and slightly ghetto building...but I think its pretty good. They have good teachers. Guess we'll see what happens. Did I mention that I'm done with Grad School Auditions? NEXT PROJECT: All those in the Rochester area (and within 100,000 miles of it) are required to attend my Senior Degree Recital on March 26th at 9:00pm in Kilbourn Hall. It will be an all contemporary program (whatever that means) featuring the Debussy Cello Sonata, the Rochberg Sonata-Aria, the Ligeti Solo Sonata, and a new work by Jario Duarte Lopez (which is not yet completed...so it's gonna be REALLY new). The fabulous Tatiana Vassilieva will play the piano. I'm taking a few days off from cello...but will be hitting it hard (VERY HARD) starting next Wednesday when I rehearse with the above mentioned Tatiana EVERYDAY until the recital. That should be interesting. And I'm done with grad school auditions. PHONE NEWS: My parents bought me a new one!!!! And it has a camera!!!!!! It will be coming tomorrow around 12, at which point I will officially be part of the functioning world again. Yesterday was very strange indeed. It was kind of fun and sad at the same time to be in the middle of this huge city and know that there were people there that I could do things with and I had no way to contact them or do anything. It put me in a really strange mood. And I didn't see the movie, because me and Sunny ended up hanging out (thanks to internet at Starbucks!). Enough blogging.

3/8/06

Starbucks

I'm really tired. And I'm sitting at a Starbucks...where I payed some money so I could have internet. I might go to a movie tonight. But I'm not sure. I would hang out with Sunny, but I don't have a phone...so I'm kind of by myself...its weird. I spent the afternoon just wandering around. I took the diagnostic tests for Mannes this morning. The way it works: the more you know, the more tests you have to take. So I had to do dictation for TWO HOURS. That's right, two straight hours of dictation. They ended up passing me out of aural skills (if I go there). I also got out of harmony but I would have to take counterpoint (since I've never really done it before). Was kind of annoying to do all of it though. Especially the two hours of dictation. Maybe I will go to the movie: Good Night and Good Luck. I kind of want popcorn.

3/7/06

Not looking good

Might as well cross Juilliard off the list. I bombed Pezzo (as usual) and Dvorak was less than stellar (and they asked for the 3rd movement). Maybe I will be going back to Eastman afterall. There is a cello lunch thing at 1:00, so I'll see what Fred Sherry says. He was very happy and bouncing getting really excited about everything I played...even though it was all BAD. But anyway...I don't really have anything illuminating to say. So I'll fill you in later.

3/6/06

Call me?

Let's just assume you have been trying to call me. Now that we have established that, you will realize that I haven't answered any of your calls. That is because my phone went missing somewhere between Rochester and Laguardia. That really sucks a lot. I'm going to worry about it after my audition tomorrow. Perhaps I should just get a new plan/phone since the two year contract expires really soon. In other news: New York is amazing as always. Run-through with my pianist was pretty shaky...but I literally walked off the plane and into the practice room. So things were a bit tight. And she said that the cello faculty likes to ask for the 3rd mvt of Dvorak and cut to the coda...so I am now EXTREMELY worried about that...and I will be getting up at 6:00am to go to Juilliard and get a practice room so I'll be ready in case they ask for it. So scared... Today was by far the biggest day EVER for OhMyTrill. At last check there were 584 hits today...thanks mainly in part to bloggers Nathaniel and Gabriel who generously linked to my oscar rant earlier this morning. Guess that is small beans to most bloggers, but this little mom and pop joint could use the activity! Thanks guys! Wish me luck at the big J tomorrow!

Real World: Where Oscar Doesn't Matter

Today, when I checked the mail, I was very disturbed to find a very very skinny envelope from Rice University. Just what I needed after the horrible night of injustice. However, it turned out only to be a letter that said this, "We are currently reviewing application files and will make admission decisions as soon as the last auditions have been evaluated." Are they just trying to mess with people? I so though that I got rejected super fast. At least I haven't been yet! So, its now time to leave the world of Oscar (where I have been for the past day or so) and enter the real world of auditions. Tomorrow I have my most important audition of all: The Juilliard School. I would really like to go to school here, not only because it is in New York City (which I adore...a lot) but I think Fred Sherry would be the most appropriate teacher for me. I feel like I'm good friends with him already, even though I only met him once for 30 minutes, and haven't talked to him since. No matter what, he is THE GUY for new music. Who else would suggest that his students play Zorn on their degree recitals? I don't see anybody at Eastman playing Zorn on their recitals. But whatever. I am fairly well prepared, at least as much as I have been for any other audition I've done. I am VERY nervous about my showpiece, simply because I'm bad at them. Guess I just need to convince the Juilliard cello faculty that I love playing showpieces. Or maybe they wont even ask for it! Anyways, I'll be in NYC from tonight through Thursday evening. And I'm brining Mr. Computer with, so blogging should remain constant...since I know you would all miss me (how many people even read this thing, like 5?) And thanks to all of you who linked to my post earlier today...love ya!

In Mourning

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ModFab Mourns...
Fucking Crash?!?!?!!?
Breaking No Ground
Black Sunday
The Film Experience(currently shut down...but expect much more later)

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