2014 – A Bigger Palette – Year in Music
Once again, for the end of 2014, I’d like to make note of some of my favorite music that will leave a very important mark in my life.
The following, in no particular order, are musicians/albums/songs/pieces from 2014 that I would encourage others to try out.
Coffee shop playing, but with wine.
I am sitting here in my room, before my monitor and keyboard writing for concert band. There is a disheveled pile of paper with thematic notes I can’t understand, underneath old coffee. I wrote the damn notes… As I take a break from trying to make sure I don’t anger my flute and piccolo players for whom I’m writing a whole lot of movement, I have become suddenly grateful for the music communities with which I associate myself. (more…)
L’Hendrickson – “L” is for “Love”…or “Hendrickson”
Music and how it connects us with people and memories is always fascinating. I’m never bored talking about it.
I had the lovely experience of attending a great friend’s wedding this past weekend in Indiana. I have a story that this post will revolve around, but first a bit about the lovely couple. L’Adam Lance L’Hendrickson is talented musician I met in college in a hodgepodge of guitar playing for overly flashy songs that never once made it onto my iTunes playlist.
Immediately I knew he was talented, but more so I knew that we’d get along just fine. Through many a beer and fewer whiskey nights, we talked music, theories, made fun of the townspeople that insulated our time in college, and generally provoked many a mild hootenany.
Album Review: Ryan Brewer’s “Trails”
Certainty.
If I had to pick one word to describe Ryan Brewer‘s music on his album Trails it would be “certainty.”
It is that all at once he is so certain about what he has to say and how he is going to say it, while simultaneously expressing bouts of uncertainty. If you are reading this, I hope my review will encourage you to try his music out–it moves you intellectually, emotionally, and physically. The following are my thoughts on what I am certain is a collection of fantastic music.
Summary Overview:
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Medicinal Music
Prescription #1.
My dear beautiful, beautiful, concrete, fragile, little girl, a strong woman and best friend, sadly lost her father. Richard “Dick” Geisler,
64, Logansport, IN, passed away Monday, Dec. 23, 2013. I remember first meeting him and the rest of Christy’s family in 2009. He was charming and loved music, and very vividly loved his children. His memory was not as strong as when he was younger, but he still had energy to play the guitar and crack a few jokes. (more…)
The Transitional
Over the past 4 or 5 months I’ve observed some of my closest friends go through the ending of relationships. Besides having a “deep” moment by the aid of alcohol (and those are always delightful) there’s no better way to see how someone truly operates than amidst a breakup, specifically one where “love” was involved. (more…)
Music should move you intellectually & physically 