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Flutes rule!

…or maybe it’s the flautists who rule. I’m starting to get a steady trickle of interest in my music at my website www.adamsworks.com: an occasional instrumentalist here, a conductor there, but more than any other category–flautists.Actually, I’ve always found flautists … Continue reading

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a tempo

Some of my small cadre of most excellent readers have wondered where I’ve been, even going to the extreme of emailing me. Thanks y’all. Things have been busy, and I got out of the habit of posting. I’ve missed it, … Continue reading

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ad libs 2

I’m about to head off to church. In the middle of the week. We (musicians, clergy, other church staff) actually do work more than one hour on Sunday. I’ve a meeting before staff meeting. Then staff meeting. Then a working … Continue reading

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con brio

When I first thought about this post, I was going to offer some thoughts about my trip to Las Vegas earlier in the month for a music conference…then I got started updating my web site and noticed that the last … Continue reading

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O Tannenbaum

Well, today (January 23) we said goodbye to a dear friend…for the next 10 months. Dad and I put away the Christmas Tree. This is not just a tree–well, it’s not actually a tree, since it is artificial–it’s almost a … Continue reading

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(not long) ago

I just got back from the Region IX American Guild of Organists (AGO) mid-winter conclave in Las Vegas NM. It was good to get away; I attended a number of concerts and workshops, about which I’ll say more after I … Continue reading

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ad libs

Just a few odds and ends as the first week of the new year draws to a close. My furious pace of the first two days of the year slowed down as it became necessary to work for a living–even … Continue reading

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happy (musical) new year 2

Monday is cleanup day, New Year or not. That didn’t stop me from starting the second of the introit set I mentioned in my last post. Last week I wrote a piece for the men in my church choir to … Continue reading

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happy (musical) new year

Wishing my (few) loyal readers a very happy new year. For me, the year has started well. Last year ended with a snore. I managed to hold out until the Mountain time zone, but couldn’t last until Pacific. My best … Continue reading

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rest in piece (of music)

Yesterday I was scheduled to play keyboard for the funeral of our church secretary’s dad (her sister is also a member of the church; both are strong members of the church’s music ministry as well). I stopped on the way … Continue reading

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