June 13, 2010
I wrote a tune in honor of Bill, with Daithi Sproule’s admirable contribution, and am messing around trying to post it to my music page. In the meantime, you can find it on the internet archive right
here. The recording features Tom Schaefer on violin, Daithi on guitar and Laura MacKenzie on flute. Willie Murphy engineered and mixed the recording. Many thanks to all of them.
There will be a memorial service for Bill Hinkley at the Nicollet Island pavilion in Minneapolis, Wednesday, July 7th, 2010, from 5:00 to 11:00 p.m.
Saint Anthony Falls, 1865
One of the difficulties the organizers of this event faced was finding a place big enough to hold all the people who loved Bill. The trade-off for having a lovely location with enough room is that it’ll be a catered affair, no potluck. However I have some friends on the Island, so maybe we can hang out on their front porches.
June 1, 2010
If you are in Duluth June 12th, you are invited to attend a reading of my latest endeavor, “Pine Creek,” with book and lyrics by Bart Sutter. I’ve written some original music and some arrangements.
It will be held at 7:30 p.m. at the Quaker Meeting House at 1802 East First St, Duluth. As you can see from this-here map, it’s not far from Lake Superior. Admission is free.
I’d be interested to hear what you think.
November 19, 2009
Beaverdance is written…I don’t know why I thought my Next Big Project would be something I would take my time over. I believe I wrote all the music in three weeks. Never again. But…it is fun. I stopped by rehearsal last night and the cast is funny and cute,
in the Bedlam tradition
That’s Heather, aka Foxy Tann, running the rehearsal there. See what I mean about how cute the cast is?
The show opens December 3rd and runs through the 20th. Dinner-theatre packages are available. A Marxist disco extravaganza about the fur trade is the perfect way to celebrate the holidays. Go see it!
November 5, 2009
Beaverdance, for which I am furiously writing music right now, will exhibit some of its charms at
Nautilus Music Theater’s Rough Cuts works in progress series this coming Monday and Tuesday evening.
Admission is a paltry five bucks and milk and cookies are served at intermission.
I’m so hung up writing the darn thing that I wonder if I will get over to see it.
May 16, 2009
The cast of Twenty Days is really playing with the material now and having a good time. Audiences have been great…laughing and responsive.
I saw it last night, but I am not going to go again for a while. Even though I am happy, I am so tense by the time it is done that I ache. It’s a product of having no control whatsoever. I try to communicate my intentions clearly in the score, and leave it to the performers to make as many choices as they can. Even when their choices are not ones I would’ve made, I find myself pleasantly surprised by what they decide. So, why so tense? It’s just the situation, I think.
I’m going to look around for a few more performance opportunities. I’ve been living in my head.
Three hour instrumental rehearsal for In Dreams yesterday. Wow. Michael Donley on piano, Melissa Mathews on violin and Michelle Kinney on cello. They are really good.
May 14, 2009
We–Nancy Nair and Mary Keepers and I– will have a presentation of
In Dreams Begin Responsibilities at Nautilus Music Theater this coming Monday and Tuesday, May 18th and 19th.
I have rescored for a piano trio and Nancy has re-choreographed for two dancers. I am blown away by Nancy’s choreography, and by MacKenzie, (that’s her on the left) who is a lovely dancer. Mary is our director. Thank god.
It’s only five bucks to get in the door, and they serve milk and cookies on the break. I strongly recommend calling for reservations (651) 298-9913 if you are going on Monday night, because seating is very limited in the Lowertown space. Tuesday night will be at the Foss Center on the Augsburg campus in Minneapolis.
