the potato

Currently I am working on a musical "hot potato", The details are at: Rock the Potato Currently I am pretty unmotivated to work on it, but I need to finish it up soon, since others are waiting on me to finish it.

I had started working on a fugue in E Minor for string orchestra, but it has been put on hold as I try to finsh the rock piece.

Ursus Demens

Question of the day.

Will global warming be canceled out by a nuclear winter?

Thought of the day

A TLA is a TLA and an ETLA is an ETLA.

Fanfare & Hymn

My newest piece for Brass Quintet (two trumpets, Horn, Trombone, & Tuba) is now available: Fanfare & Hymn. Both the Score and an MP3 file is available.

Ursus Demens

"Fanfare and Hymn"

Well having finished my previous piece (Forlorn Hope) I have gone back a revisited an older piece for brass quintet that has been sitting gathering dust for awhile. With a few edits and a revised transition I am pretty happy with the piece. Originally titled “Tantei X” I have retitled it “Fanfare and Hymn”. Hopefully I can finish the score and the MP3 file by the end of the weekend.

And Tom

Tom is doing well and is walking more and more everyday and we and the doctor expect him to make a full recovery. The only thing now is he does not like to go to sleep at night and likes to bark a bit when we turn the lights out. I think he likes to hear himself. He has also taken to sleeping/ spending the entire night in the living room, where he use to always sleep in the bed room. We are planing to have a birthday party for him in october to celebrate his 14 birthday.

Ursus Demens

The Forlorn Hope

For Horns, Trombones, Tuba, Timpani and Percussion.

The Forlorn Hope

MP3 {8 minutes}

[This piece was formerly know as MQ. Thank you all who offered suggestions on a title.]

What is the Forlorn Hope?

Thank you for taking time to listen.

Ursus Demens