August 22 - Jumping About

A leisurely morning with Harriet, plus two more videos for Mary Variations, being VIII. Salieri Mary and



IX. Mary Rag, another page of Psalm 22 (14), and printing up the parts for Animal Farm: Part 1. In Cold Blood at Staples (slightly cheaper and more service oriented than at formerly-known-as-Kinkos, the latter where they now have several "Kinkos Inside" signs in the spirit of Intel -- perhaps they've finally learned the value of the original name, albeit probably too late). After this, we head to the city, finding, at last,the Getty Grant waiting for us in the Goat Hall mailbox... Hallelujah! Then off to Loren's to drop off the parts for AF: P1. ICB + Terry Riley's In C and to Suzanna Mizell's likewise re the Job score. Beyond, Harriet and I swing south to South San Francisco, dining late at a Mexican spot, then north via the coast, Marin, Sonoma, and home for a relaxing late evening together, to the strains of Giacomo Puccini's La Boheme. Very late, discover all of the Philip Glass Koyaanisqatsi and Powwaqatsi video files on YouTube and post as two new playlists on the DrMarkAlburger channel.

June 19 - Party Line

Another successful performance of Fresh Voices X: Program A, including Job, and out afterwards with Crystal Philippi (Satan), David Garner (Medea Alone), Marilyn Pratt (Job),



Nanette McGuinness, Nathan, Alix Jerinic,




Nathan Marken, Michael Desnoyers,


Del, Meghan Dibble, John Bilotta,



John McGrew,



Maria Mikheyenko, Harriet March Page,



and Kim Anderman.



And a good time



is had



by all. More Waiting for Godot videos mixed and posted upon return, including



XV. Bozzo and



XXVIII. Stop! Back! Turn! Think! Finish The Vespers of 2010 upon return -- more cause for celebration...

June 17 - Seeing and Hearing

It's the big night for



Fresh Voices X, Program A



consisting of



Edward Knight's Life Is Fine, Chris Whitaker's George Bush: The Last 100 Days, Daniel Felsenfeld's The Bloody Chamber (above in warm-up,



Job (including VI. Man Is Born to Suffer, from dress rehearsal, above), and John Bilotta's Trifles. Impressive performances, and



party thereafter at


The Pub on Solano Avenue in Albany, just north of Berkeley. Page 32 composed for Vespers upon return, then edit and post more



Waiting for Godot, including IV. Charming Spot.

June 14 - Out, Back

After page 28-29 composed for Vespers: Sancta Maria, Ora Pro Nobis, in residence, from c. 3-10pm at



Berkeley's



Live Oak



Theatre for



tech rehearsal of



Ed Knight's Life Is Fine,



Chris Whitaker's



George Bush: The Last Hundred Days,



Daniel Felsenfeld's



The Bloody Chamber,



Job:



A



Masque,



(including



VIII.



Is There Someone



IX. I Am Still Young and



X. Who Are You Job?), and



John Bilotta's Trifles, all of which go quite well. Manage to do two new videos nonetheless, being Ecclesiastes: III. for Everything and



II. Come on.

June 13 - How It Is

Video the Job rehearsal at Lake Merritt Methodist Church -- Here's VIII. Is There Someone.



Day begins with the requisite two more pages of Vespers: XI. Sancta Maria, Ora Pro Nobis (26-27) before heading out to assist in The



Bloody



Chamber



rehearsal.



Job



follows,



with



a



full



cast



eventually,



plus dinner and



transition to the evening practices.



There's time, however, to finish up a circuit of Lake



Merritt, astoundingly begun back during Sex and Delilah rehearsals a year ago -- the new circuit from



Courthouse




Park



to



the



Cathedral



of



Christ



the



Light



and



back,



plus two more videos, being



Variations and Theme: IX. and



Psalm for the Sabbath Day (Psalm 92): III., the latter shot out on the playground atrium of the Methodist Church, with the condominia of 1200 Lakeside towering above.



Inside,



more Job, now with the Pierrot Ensemble --



great



to



have



all



the



singers and instrumentalists



together and



staged



at last!