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January 23, 2005 JF came by & we went shopping. Went to the dollar store uptown, to buy a lock for the upstairs middle room - so that Ian won’t tumble down the stairs when they stay overnight. A fairly sad scene at the checkout counter. An attractive, plump young girl at the register, & the ...

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Saturday, March 19 2 a.m. Windgarth. We are only staying for a few hours. The bottom floor is only half done, although all the plumbing is fixed. Furniture from the kitchen porch piled in the writing room - the telescope is pointed at a chair. The porch rug is not completely down nor cleaned. Some o...

Saturday, March 12 3 p.m. Went to the television studio last night just as the snow storm started, & did the paperwork so that Paul could sign out the equipment. A last minute barrage of concert e-mails from Bob, Paul and Al. They are trying to set up a sound system for the television and audio ...

The Creative Process: An Interview with Composer Laurie Conrad By JIM CATALANO Ithaca Journal Staff Composer Laurie Conrad will present original pieces in a Sunday evening concert at the First Baptist Church in downtown Ithaca. Among the pieces is her latest work, titled "String Quintet II,&quo...

Tuesday, February 28 10 pm I am at the television station, in the edit room waiting for a tape to copy & writing this entry on a stray piece of paper. Still learning the digital machines & putting the television taping of Visions together. At this rate, it will be summer before it can be bro...

Sunday February 27 11 p.m. Began writing the 2nd prayer for choir & orchestra - the Hail Holy Queen prayer to Our Lady. A few pages are written, it goes easily - so far, at least. This prayer will also be very tonal, so far I am not using a row, but am freely composing. It is different in both f...

A Composer’s Journal: Entries February 9-18, 2005 Wednesday, February 9 5 p.m. Shaun came by today & announced that he & his mom were moving in a few weeks, up north. His mom met a nice man, & off they go. Shaun had a new haircut & looks very, very happy. I told him that we would mis...

A Composer’s Journal: January 30 - February 5, 2005 Sunday January 30 1:20 p.m. Woke today & immediately went to the CNN website for news of the Iraqi elections. A photo of a man & woman with a small child between them, walking to the polls, a U.S. tank in the distance. The woman was dressed...

January 21, 2005 10:30 a.m. Been walking around the house with choirs in my head all week. I should be finished copying out the finished score for St. Michael by tomorrow. It is below zero again today, although some sun. A foot or so of snow on the woodshed, left from the last few days & more st...

A Composer’s Journal Entries January 15-18, 2005 Saturday, January 15 3:40 a.m. Feeling better today. M. Xeroxed up the ms paper this morning. I’ve copied out the first 15 pages of the score. Making final decisions as I go. Am pleased. Sunday, January 16 M. went to Windgarth today. The plumber tore ...

Wednesday, January 12 5:30 p.m. Feel worse today. Flu/bronchitis/fever. Worked a bit more on St. Michael - very little. M. said pancakes for dinner & a quiet evening at home. Thursday, January 13 12:20 p.m. Feeling worse today. Will draw up new ms paper scored for voices & string octet. I wi...

Wednesday, January 5 9 p.m. Myra (the harpist) came by & gave me some of her Visions Cds back, because I had run out. She drove me into town & we did some errands together. A bit of snow, although the roads were clear. Went to see Claus, on the Commons, to ask if we could hold a Cd signing a...

A Composer’s Journal December 29- January 3, 2005 Wednesday, December 29 Mailed off demo Cds of the Early Songs & Visions to reviewers & radio stations, in four countries. Ordered an additional 100 Visions Cds. Diana sent me the new graphics & they should arrive in a few days. Hmm ... I ...