The writing is going well -- nearly 1,000 measures for the month so far. I've finished a few rough drafts, chief among them an arrangement of "God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen." I hope to get several others done in the coming days, and I'll try my best to keep things updated here.
I also saw on the AGEHR site that "Winter's Waltz" will be one of about a dozen pieces to be played at the Distinctly Bronze East event in October in New Bern, NC. Along with the Florida Holiday Ring and the Capital Area Handbell Festival in NC, that makes three of my pieces being played at festivals throughout the country. Humbling, my friends. Very humbling.
I've also received some good news from Kevin McChesney at Jeffers about a couple of my original pieces -- if all goes according to plan, they should be making an appearance in late 2010. That brings my total up to 15. If you consider that, as of the start of this past school year (the second week of August 2008), I had only had 3 pieces accepted for publication, it's been a spectacular year. If you'd told me two years ago this would happen, I never would have believed you. The way life surprises us!
Enjoy the summer weather, and look for more updates soon!
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