If I can just make it to Tuesday, then I can make it to the following Wednesday, and then life will be fantastic. Summer plans include:
- doing a project for Google Summer of Code
- speaking at a software conference in Berlin
- attending a linguistics conference in Ohio
- possibly participating in a klezmer workshop near Montreal
- relaxing from time to time
But first I have to finish this semester's work. Already done or under control:
- composing a new piece (my second)
- reviewing another concert (classical or modern)
- theoretically bringing Philo's literary magazine to print and distribution (thankfully, my coeditor has been making everything happen)
- nothing for Jazz, thanks be to God (I dropped it)
Not yet under control:
- orchestrating my first piece and one of Schubert's piano works by Monday
- researching and writing a final paper on the applicability of linguistic notions of syntax to music by Tuesday
- Music History 20th-century exam Monday
- Ear Training final exam Monday
- researching and writing a final paper on the historical evolution of composers' writings about their own works by two weeks from today
- Music History final exam two weeks from today
The next several days will be rather tight, and the following week too. But well worth it.
Amitai! Please look me up when you’re in Columbus for the conference (or just drop me an email). Would love to talk about music, computers, whatever, or just to say “hi” and catch up.