inspirations

Today I went to the rodeo in Kansas, it was definitely interesting, but I don't think I really fit in or understood most of it... but on to the things I actually wanted to share in this blog!

I am incredibly inspired today by Eric Whitacre, as my love for his music probably borders on obsession. I decided to give some composition a shot since I have more time on my hands during the break. I don't claim to be much good but I like the little I've done so far. I've got some cool ideas for recurring themes and polyphonic movement in what I'm working on, its just almost entirely new territory for me.

I decided to attempt to compose a choral piece based on the poem "On Walking" by John O'Donohue

here is the poem:

I give thanks for arriving

Safely in a new dawn,

For the gift of eyes

To see the world,

The gift of mind

To feel at home

In my life,

The waves of possibility

Breaking on the shore of dawn,

The harvest of the past

That awaits my hunger,

And all the furtherings

This new day will bring

you can check out information about the author here: John O'Donohue

also, been listening to a lot of Skrillex lately, and I stumbled across this video of a new track of his, I can't wait to hear this monster in its entirety, and what he does really inspires me to get into electronic music. I think some year in the future when I have more time and money on my hands I will invest in the necessary equipment and train myself to create this kind of stuff, its really amazing.

here's the video of the new track: 

also, the new Radiohead cd is still amazing.