Category Archives: Miscellany

We’re on 6 in a 7 out of 8 period, and I can’t sleep

No, that title doesn’t refer to the Carter Triple Duo, which we haven’t suddenly added to our repertoire. Nor does it refer to the meter changes at rehearsal letter A in Thomas Adès’s Catch (almost, but not quite). Nor does it have anything to do with counting ballots in Chicago or anywhere else — this [...]

Lafayette wrap-up

Going to bed after a late evening of playing too much Spore post-concert, and time to share some thoughts: 1) Concert went well. I like Lafayette — I’m a fan of any place that asks us to return (we first played here in 2004), but the hall, staff, presenter, and students here are all professional, [...]

Proper iPod usage

Tim came into rehearsal today and announced that he’d cleaned out his iPod, leaving on it the works of only two composers. This led to a lot of commentary from the rest of us (“Wow, what a purist” and “You know about playlists, right?” being my two favorites). He made us try to guess which [...]