Radio Silence: Making Time for the Little Things

It's been awhile.

Sorry to everyone out there who actually reads this; it wasn't my intention to go an entire month without blogging. Things got hectic around the time I returned to college - many of my friends and I were affected by tragedy, and then I had to jump into a new semester with some challenging classes, so things were busy for awhile. That said, all is [relatively] calm now, and as I've gotten back into the swing of things, I remembered why I love music school so much. I've made some new friends this semester who have already become invaluable to me, and the atmosphere around music majors here is pretty amazing. It's difficult to figure out exactly what to say about everyone who's currently making a difference to me as a musician, so I'll just share something I posted on Facebook last night:

"I'm blessed to work and be friends with fantastic musicians here. They're the kind of people who don't look at me funny when I write a brass quintet in three days; instead, they smile and high-five. A lot of them are looking for opportunities to work with me, which is great, but when everything goes wrong they don't run away or bow out. They're talented and dedicated, and I'm excited about the work we're doing here."

That's as close as I'm going to get right now to conveying how awesome music school is.

In semi-related news, I'm being more social this semester. I'm spending more time with the people who are important to me, and knowing I'm going to see those people in a certain class or after a test or in the lounge at Barrett is one of the best feelings in the world. Sure, there are good days and bad days, but when you've got a host of co-conspirators to commiserate with, even the bad days aren't so terrible.

It's also been a HUGE composing week for me. I finished two pieces last night, one of which I'd only started on Monday. I'm excited to hear both played live, and thanks to the host of ensembles and concerts we have here, getting both pieces performed in the same semester is absolutely feasible. More details on that later. :)

Once again, sorry about the lack of posting. Hopefully I'll be able to write on a regular basis now that things are more comfortable.
Love you all,
Megan