effectuation

Busy, busy, busy. Things to note this month:

1. A chap called Aaron on the MA Performing course is really interested in Fantasiae and wants to perform one or more of the set of 4 pieces at an open recital sometime in the New Year, hopefully February - first public performance of one of my works, yay! Unfortunately all of Fantasiae was totally improvised, so along with providing Aaron with a CD I will have to make laborious attempts to transcribe them for a perfect rendition.

2. Writing a little something for two second year sopranos' performance project.

3. Averaging 45-50 hours of work a week. Shame about the slave wages, but meh.

4. Yesterday, Gavin Greenaway guest lectured at uni. He singlehandedly renewed my faith in film music composition. Having orchestrated and conducted for greats such as James Horner, James Newton Howard, Hans Zimmer, Klaus Badelt and Howard Shore there is probably nobody better qualified to speak on film music....well, the actual composers excepting of course. It was really refreshing to meet someone who has been through the Hollywood machine and is still bullshit free. On top of that, he seemed genuinely interested in my questions and appeared to enjoy himself.

5. A chance might arise to write something for the Liturgical Choir and, if successful, spend a week in Prague hearing it being recorded and performed.

6. The jury's still out on the rock opera, although Catherine's sister knows the guy who runs and manages bookings at the Charles Cryer, which should be interesting...

7. Getting drunk on Wetherspoons champagne leaves you with one of the worst hangovers imaginable.