Composing and Careeers

Alright, here's the news, times two:

1.) Today I completed The Two Coffins for tenor and grand piano. It's an art song written for my friend and colleague Timothy Ballard, who is slated to give its premiere in September. This is the first piece in my CC21 Project, which uses Creative Commons as a marketing tool to generate performances in 21 states over 21 weeks. Click through to read about the project and download the PDF score for free! (Contact me for performance info.)

2.) Today I received my official offer letter from the University of Texas at Tyler, where I will be starting as an Assistant Professor in Music Theory and Composition in August! Five weeks left of summer teaching, one week to move, and one week to orient myself before the real thing begins! Here goes.

Libretto / CMS / Job

When it rains...

1.) I completed a major and elusive portion of my libretto today. A couple more scenes to clean up, but the end is now in site.

2.) I was just informed that my Miniature Symphony No. 1b in D Major, for piano trio, was accepted for presentation at the 53rd National Conference. 1b is a reworking of version 1a, originally for vn/va/vc/db/pno. The conference is September 23-26, 2010, in Minneapolis. Back home! (Kind of.)

3.) I got a new part-time job today. I'm now working for a regional company that performs energy-efficiency audits in homes and small businesses. Great hours AND a job I can feel good about!

And I have a great, FREE string quartet concert to attend tonight in Silver Spring. What a good day!

Update: Update

Update to the update: I have a job! I'll be working as a Call Center Operator with CSD, a company that assists in relaying phone conversations for deaf and hard of hearing customers.

Yay! It's nice to have a real job that feels like it matters to someone. Plus, I have the option of working only 32 hours, leaving time for early morning composing, projects, etc. (see list below!)