Advent Reminder

Every year, I have to ask Doug to remind me what the weeks in advent stand for. Since I don’t have a handy notebook near, I’m posting this here to remind me throughout the season, and so that I can find it with a snappy little blog search next year.
Advent is four weeks long. The [...]

Creative By Committee: A Christmas Miracle

In this week’s episode of the popular and ongoing “Creative by Committee” series, the fabulous collective musical genius of the roadhouse will be helping The Right Revered Professor Lee (DMA, MA, SPF, Esq.) assemble the musical soundtrack to that most miraculous of seasons, Stressmas. NervousBreakdownmas. Noseefamilymas. Can I get a shout out from all the [...]

String We Now Of Christmas

I love writing for strings. Looooooove it. One of my favorite things to do. I love hearing the meshing tones in my head, transposing them to paper, I love closing my eyes and physically mimicking the execution of the passages, to get a feel for bowings and fingerings, checking for potential errors or hidden difficulties [...]

15 Hymns: Little Drummer Boy

Stick, how’d you learn to be so hip, all living up in the mountains with the bears and wildebeests, and whatnot? Parrampa-pum-pum indeed, my friend
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photo by the incomparable Thomas Hawk

15 Hymns: I Wonder As I Wander

Stick brings in another winner. He can give the credits in the comments.
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photo by Wam Mosely