wandering in the woods

Life in New York is great, if even a little crazy at times. I am definitely the happiest I have ever been in my life and I can see things on the horizon.

In December I went to Ottawa, ON with Ben to visit his family. Ottawa is definitely a beautiful city, and I love Canada and Canadians. Parliment Hill is gorgeous and I enjoyed eating my Beaver's Tail. This short trip was just the break I needed before FOLK WANDERING went head strong.

December 19th there was a reading of the musical I have been working on with a group of musicians at SoHo Walker Space. I spoke earlier of the workshop. I was asked to stay on as a orchestrator/vocal arranger. Well, the show went up very quickly, and I think we have something special in our hands. This is not saying there needs to be some work, but it is a beautiful score, and I am very proud to see a show I helped created.

I went home to Arizona which was great because I haven't seen Krista, Clayton or my grandparents since Nov 2009! The weather was a little bad for AZ, but it was a nice change.

New Years in New York with friends and lovers is the best way to spend the holiday. I don't understand how people spend their life in Times Square. The whole mid town area was a mad house!!

I auditioned for a show about a string quartet. It was a great experience to audition and the show sounds pretty cool, but I turned down the offer because of timing and the monetary compensation isn't what I was looking for! Too bad! I could have gone to Sydney... Just not smart to leave the city for so long not with an omportant musical career advancement.

I went on a cruise to the Bahamas with Lisa! Nassau and Free Port. It was on Carnivale, so when the Italian liner flipped while on the boat we all had a barn raising time.

I just finished playing a benefit concert of INTO THE WOODS with equity actors/union players. Since it was a benefit, rules don't apply, but I am glad I was able to perform with the great string players Summer Boggess on cello and Hiroko Taguchi on violin. I am glad I slowly am putting my name out there (even if my D string was giving me problems!!). So exciting.

Just finished recording FW so it can be sent off to festivals and the like. Also a very fun experience.

On the horizon is an opera and an orchestra concert as well as LA with Ben and Lisa. Update coming soon.