The big news yesterday is that Mr David Ossman of the Firesign Theatre gave me permission to set a (non-comic, BTW) poem, “Retreat” to music. I had been in touch with my friend and colleague, Triad alumnus, Julian Bryson, who responded warmly to the proposed collaboration. I told Julian I was thinking of writing a piece for choir and single-line instrument and I asked what instrument would work best for him. We decided on trombone. Last night I began sketching the opening trombone statement.
I saw Greta and Josh this morning. They had read the music I sent them, and like the pieces. I wrote a new piece for them this afternoon based on Wm Billlings’ When Jesus Wept. It will be something for Holy Week. Separately, I decided that some of my Opus numbers which have been catch-alls for little pieces written for Danvers, I can reassign to more substantial and/or more disseminable pieces. Thus, I have designated this piece Opus 162.
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