2025-11-22: that dream, again; christmas music

started working on a composition, and thought about how it reminded me of the mountain meadow from that dream last year. something about the way the chords ring and fall slowly. the languidness of it. my next lesson is in a couple of weeks. i'll have it ready by then. i've been thinking a lot about separating out a few of the pieces i've been working on, calling them a suite, sending them to a publisher. the last decade has hardened me to literary rejections. composition rejections can't hurt me.

& it looks like the band i play in might have a gig in december? another wind band here in the city is having the usual december winter/christmas concert, and their opener has had to pull out. they've asked if we can play. a message went out on the discord, an email, a poll. who knows if everyone can make it. we'll see. my schedule's pretty open. i said i could.

if it happens, we're supposed to play a few pieces (so, about half the rep from our recent concert), and a combined piece with the other band. i hope it happens. it should be fun.

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