Deadlines

Big day today. After a productive preliminary run-through of the new viola composition with Deborah Lander yesterday, having made some adjustments I printed up the scores and parts and sent them to the co-commissioners (Debbie and Robert Harris of the Australian & New Zealand Viola Society). I completed and posted an application for an international residency in Paris next year and also submitted an earlier score of mine, Kensington Rags, to the new music group Aark Ensemble who are calling for new scores (since my name and the ensemble's name have a double 'a', it's obviously a marriage made in heaven!) Tomorrow, I pick up Perth-based saxophonist Graeme Blevins at the airport and our 8 days of rehearsing, recording and performing adventures begin. As well as the Side-On Cafe Wednesdays June 2 & 9 I am playing at the Avillion Hotel this Thursday night and Graeme is going to come along for the ride and play - I'm hoping lots of Sydney musicians will come in and meet Graeme and jam. Oh, found out yesterday that it looks like I'm heading back to Finland again this year as part of my upcoming overseas tour.