We’ve all heard it before: “If you want something done right, do it yourself”. It seems to be a human instinct to try and accomplish things ourselves; perhaps it is an innovative spirit that lives inside all of us. I was certainly this way growing up. Usually whenever there was a group project, I would take it upon myself to do all of the organizing and final preparation in order to ensure that our grade would be fantastic, and I would usually sacrifice the most time towards

If you read this blog, you’ll know that lately I’ve been finishing up school, and that part of the process includes a culminating Senior Recital. As a composer, I am responsible for writing all of the music, finding (and paying) the players, coordinating rehearsals, producing a unifying image, directing lighting, staging, and sharing this concert with the public. It’s a lot of work. This recital has been in it’s development stages since last summer, and was truly a labor of l