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Jessica

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About Me

Music is my life. Seriously. I'm a composer and a music nerd. Maybe later I'll come up with something more interesting to say.

My Interests

I'd like to meet:

Supposing I can include dead people and language barriers would be non-existant? Joan of Arc, Ralph Vaughan Williams, Gustav Holst, Goethe, Thelonious Monk, Robin Hood (supposing he existed), Stravinsky, Virgina Woolf. I'm sure I'll come up with more.As for living people? John Adams, Philip Glass (like...actually get to talk to him, not just "can you sign this please?") Steve Reich, J.K Rowling, Tony Blair, and I'm sure a great many others.

My Blog

Lesson and Baltimore

Ok, so the last two days, crappy in terms of musical...whateverness.  Today freaking rocked...despite the three hours sleep. I had a great lesson today.  I made progress.  Progress in h...
Posted by on Tue, 23 Jan 2007 19:53:00 GMT

I want Beethoven's Ears

I've been doing thinking.  When I was playing jazz, that is, seriously playing jazz and working hard to be good at it, I had this concept in my head about what I wanted to sound like.  I wan...
Posted by on Mon, 22 Jan 2007 16:47:00 GMT

rejection sucks.

IU and Michigan don't want me.  This makes me sad.  But worse, it totally makes me question the little confidence I have in myself as a composer.  And this is why rejection sucks.
Posted by on Wed, 10 Jan 2007 19:35:00 GMT

composery goodness

Oh, everything feels good and happy on the composer front.  Am I writing a lot? well, no, not as much as I'd like.  Am I listening?  some.  But something just feels really good.&nb...
Posted by on Sat, 04 Nov 2006 10:30:00 GMT

Malcom Arnold dies

Sir Malcom Arnold, an English composer, died recently at 85.  He's most noted for his work in film (apparently, I didn't even know he did film) especially Bridge over the River Kwai.  I cond...
Posted by on Sat, 23 Sep 2006 18:32:00 GMT

Dude....Where IS my car?

oh the poopiness of it all.My brother and I were going to go out for a run, and we look out the window, something isn't right.My car is gone.So, my car, which broke down last week, is now missing.&nbs...
Posted by on Mon, 19 Jun 2006 19:30:00 GMT

Yes. I have succumbed to Myspace

Despite my constant instance that I would not allow my soul to be sucked into it...well, yeah.  I failed.  But now all you lovely people can keep in touch with me, and more importantly, I ca...
Posted by on Thu, 15 Jun 2006 17:51:00 GMT