Marching ahead

Practical minimalism, as I am terming it, may make its debut this spring. I'm VERY excited! My three unaccompanied tenor duets, as well as an unaccompanied tenor-bass duet, are now in the rehearsal stage. At last, the first bits of a dream are starting to approach reality.

The prairie cantata, which is not a practical minimalist piece, is also making steady progress. With most of the other choral material finished, I am now working on the most substantial movement and parts of the instrumental interludes before and during this movement. It's all finally taking shape, and for this reason (among others), I can't wait for May to arrive.