It has been a magnificent fall out and about. Two concert tours have taken me through every state and province in the western section of North America. Four weeks at the Sitka Center for Art and Ecology on the Oregon coast saw great collaborative work with Bren Simmers on a new eco-opera for young people and several great workshops with students in the community. New explorations in video with bass improvisations and live sampling also resulted from the residency. Now I’ve landed at PLAYA, an amazing residency in the Oregon desert, where these projects will continue to evolve. And what a place this is: juniper, sage, and wind that will knock you off your feet, wind that you can literally watch moving the lake laterally across the flats. The world sure is something…

In addition to these projects, I’ve got a couple other things up my sleeve. The new album is mixed and mastered and should be ready for the world sometime in the new year. I’m also working on a new piece for the Erato Ensemble’s spring concert. And some big changes are coming up in the next couple months. Stay tuned for all the details. In the meantime, I’ll share a great performance of Field Notes by the Brooklyn Youth Chorus’ Men’s Ensemble. It’s so wonderful to see young musicians engaging with contemporary music!