2/18/07 I have been working on a set of new pieces for a commission with the Kentucky Governor's School for the Arts Music Faculty.  They have an interesting instrumentation that made that the project appealing.  It should get a performance sometime in June.   Another project that's in the works is a score for a film a former school mate is shooting.  Aaron Stahlecker is the man in charge and asked me if I was interested in doing some cues.  It sounds like it should be fun. 9/26/06 My piece Soli Deo Gloria, commissioned by guitarist Alexej Muran, will receive its premiere on Monday, October 2 at GlenOaks Hospital in Glendale Heights, IL.  Alexej will be performing the piece for some event.  I don't even know what.  I wish I could be there, but alas I can not.   Duette Due, also known as Two Duets for Violin and Guitar may get a second performance on December 9 at the Crafton Hills College in Yucaipa, California.  The Crafton Hills Composers Collective, a group I bumped into on Myspace,  offered to give it another performance.   They are going to have a guitarist and violinist already for other pieces and will try to have it performed time permitting.  So that makes me happy. 9/15/06 Well, got the choir and guitar piece done and out in time.  We'll see what becomes of that.  I am concentrating on cleaning up scores from the last two years at the moment.  That and making a mock-up mp3 of my orchestral piece/masters thesis. 8/27/06 Duo 46, a classical guitar and violin duo, along with the American Composers' Forum are sponsoring a composer workshop and reading session at Hamline University in Saint Paul, MN. They chose a piece I submitted called Duet for Guitar and Violin (I stayed up all night trying to come up with a name) and it's going to be recorded. The workshop is happening in Sundin Hall, on the campus of Hamline University. Should be fun.  I don't know if it's open to the public, but the workshop goes from 7:30 till 10:00.  If you happen to be in the area and are interested, come by and check it out.   I am also still working on the guitar and choir piece.  Yeah, I have 4 days to make the postmark deadline.  I think it's pretty much done and actually sounds cool. 7/29/06 Just finished my solo classical guitar piece.  Now I am working on a piece for guitar and choir to enter in a composition competition.  The competition has a Christmas carol theme and is due by September 1.   Let's see if I can pull it off.  I am using some Renaissance English poetry for my text.  Two good reasons why:  It seems well suited for the project and, more importantly, it's public domain. 6/22/06 Myspace has been an interesting little find.  I have been able to connect with a number of 'new music' performers and ensembles across the globe with some very promising collaborative opportunities.  We'll see what becomes of it all.