Henning's Headquarters

[kishnevi]

Not to mention the ability to control pen and paper while the MBTA sways and stops its way downtown!

[Karl Henning]

That isn't the note I meant. But, wait—what an interesting note!

[ComposerOfAvantGarde]

That isn't the note I meant. But, wait—what an interesting note!

One thing I used to do during my 50 minute tram journeys to and from high school was to see if I can write a miniature for one or two instruments in a single day. A composition written in 100 minutes usually ended up being between 30 to 80 seconds long anyway. It was a great exercise for my inner hearing that's for sure, and these kinds of 'accident' notes were a fun way to reconsider the music I intended to write from my head.

[Karl Henning]

Great exercise!

[Karl Henning]

Last night's service:

https://soundcloud.com/htumc-music-program/sets/maundy-thursday-2018

[Karl Henning]

Yo.

[Cato]

Yo.

Are you in The Yo?  0:)

Nice sound from your group in the Maundy Thursday selections above!

[Karl Henning]

Dr. Yo!

Thanks for listening!

[Crudblud]

Hey, I heard there were yoyos in here?

[Cato]

Hey, I heard there were yoyos in here?

Yo, yo, yo, Dr. Yo is in!   

[Karl Henning]

Hey, I heard there were yoyos in here?

At the risk of waxing philosophical . . . if not here, then where?

[Cato]

Yo all know what I'm talkin' 'bout!

https://www.youtube.com/v/WiDz2L9jMPY

[Crudblud]

Now that's what I like to see!

[Karl Henning]

Agnus Dei in rehearsal this evening.  Will try to capture sneaky audio . . . .

[Karl Henning]

I think I may be done with the new quartet — C flute, bass flute (ossia alto flute), clarinet in A, horn in F — for the 17 April King's Chapel concert:  Down Along the Canal to Minerva Road.

If I have not already noted . . . when we rehearsed this last, we played it through twice, with both bass flute and the alto, and we decided that the alto was a fuller sound, and made for richer chords, so I've altered the score to simply, alto flute.

[Karl Henning]

And we have everyone available to revive From the Pit of a Cave in the Cloud on Tuesday, 16 Oct 2018!

A bit sad to chance upon this old post.  I may already have mentioned, but in fact availability was compromised, and the program for 16 Oct will be otherwise.

[Karl Henning]

Very pumped to report that the pianist I met at yesterday's concert, and who conceded to my request that I send him the Clarinet Sonata for his perusal, just wrote to say: This looks fascinating. I have not played much new/20th C or newer music, but I could use the challenge. A couple of movements seem more challenging than others.

So, we shall see!  I shan't really consider this a victory until we actually get together to read it.  But, undeniably encouraging.

[Cato]

Very pumped to report that the pianist I met at yesterday's concert, and who conceded to my request that I send him the Clarinet Sonata for his perusal, just wrote to say: This looks fascinating. I have not played much new/20th C or newer music, but I could use the challenge. A couple of movements seem more challenging than others.

So, we shall see!  I shan't really consider this a victory until we actually get together to read it.  But, undeniably encouraging.

Good news!  Any specific comments yet from Ensemble Aubade about their weekend concert?

[Karl Henning]

No, they're always either warming up, performing, or traveling, at times like this 

[Karl Henning]

No, they're always either warming up, performing, or traveling, at times like this 

Additionally, I am sure that Peter is spending some of his practice time (even on the road) with the Leichtling.