Long time, no write. Very busy with concerts in China, Russia, Colorado, and New Jersey. All went well, got good reviews on all of them. I'm also busy training for triathlons. I'm up to 10+ hours a week of training now on the peak weeks. I'm a member of Team NRGY in Montclair and have been swimming with them on Monday mornings, as well as attending clinics on bike stuff. I also hired Keith Cook to be a personal trainer, which is great. He's very supportive, but pushes me to work hard. He also keeps me organized through the Training Peaks program. This year I'm doing three sprint triathlons (.5 mile swim, 12 mile bike, 3 mile run) and one Olympic (double the sprint lengths).
I've got some big concerts coming up, both on and off campus. On campus I'm premiering new marimba pieces I've commissioned from Stuart Saunders Smith and Robert Morris. These are tough pieces, but challenging and far-reaching. I'm also playing my percussion concerto (Cowboy Tabla/Cowboy Raga) with the L.A. Philharmonic in May with John Adams conducting, so I'm excited about that.
In terms of composing, I'm working on a double concerto for two percussion and Alarm Will Sound, a piece for Classical Jam, and a drumset solo for Peter Jarvis. In other news related to composing, I actually made money last year as a composer, for the second year in a row. Last year I was over $3,000. Better not quit the day job yet . . .
Super Marimba II--the new SM recording--is out on itunes now, as well as other online retailers.
Busy days . . .
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