Mazurka

Sunday, August 31st, 2008

I have been learning LilyPond for music engraving lately and I love it! I have always been intrigued by the intersections between music and programming. LilyPond really appeals to the coder in me because you are basically writing code in a text editor, and out comes beautiful sheet music. Here is ...

Repose

Wednesday, November 7th, 2007

Let me just say that it is really relaxing to not be practicing the double bass for a few days here. I've been shedding on that thing for the past couple of months on a daily basis, mostly in anticipation of the concert that occurred last Sunday. The concert is ...

Fantasia on classical downloads

Saturday, December 31st, 2005

Recently I had been looking for a recording of the Fantasia for Gutar and Piano by Mario Casteluovo-Tedesco. I was able to find numerous references to the work, but every site I tried listed these CDs as being out of print, or at least out of stock. Not a popular ...

Happy New Year

Saturday, December 31st, 2005

I can't believe it is just hours away from 2006 already. Looking back, 2005 was one of the best. I spent my first year at my dream job, moved into my dream home, practiced a respectable amount of music, completed some study on CSS and PHP, and watched my kids ...

Mov’d

Monday, July 18th, 2005

We are all moved in to our new pad. Oh my god my legs are tired, my arms are sore, and I am so totally exhausted. I finally have a dedicated practice room/office space. I have my desk set up, my bass in the corner and the guitar next to it. ...