March 27, 2009
Friday piano cat blogging
Giving thanks.
Well, it’s the return of the Friday cat blogging tradition here in the island studio battleground, and Smudge and Moses have done their best to camouflage with the black and white surroundings as they are attacked by incoming notes of all decibels. Poor things. It’s also the return of the blogger herself, who has been ensconced so thoroughly in the studio this past week that she neglected her blogerati duties for a few more days than usual. Well, at least on this blog. I did enjoy participating in a good conversation about the digital age’s challenges to copyright protection, on Molly Sheridan’s Mind the Gap. And, I’ve been really busy with score sales, performances, a track being released on a CD label in Australia, another fun commission for a large chamber ensemble, and recording and producing three more pop tunes. A taste of one accompanies the photo, since I’m thankful for having so much fur and music flying around all the time.
I’ll be flying around once more myself next week, stopping in Seattle for a day to guest visit and rehearse this piece with a group at Cornish College of the Arts, and then heading to Minneapolis to attend this performance of one of my favorite pieces, and then speaking at this workshop. If anyone reading this will be in the twin cities April 3-5, it would be great to meet you. And, to sit still for a moment! The cats have the right idea.
Barry said,
March 28, 2009 @ 2:46 pm
Alex,
I’m listening to Sonata for Piano on my “Alex Shapiro” radio station on Pandora.com! This is so cool to be blogging and listening at the same time. Oh, wait, I can do that here anytime! Love the Smudge & Mo ebony and ivory thing they’ve got going.
Have a great weekend,
Barry
Glenn Buttkus said,
March 30, 2009 @ 5:34 am
Cats & Keys….sounds like a jazz piece, for sure. The fact that they can be so comfortable with each other, sharing the bench is remarkable; maybe you just caught them at a perfect moment. We are the ones giving thanks after listening to ON THANKSGIVING, all 05:20 of it!!! My goodness, that must be the “whole” song. It is the longest mp3 you have posted, and it was great to hear it all. I kept waiting for it to cut off, and it didn’t.
It is remarkable just how busy you are, have been, and continue to be. We might solve the energy crisis just be hooking a live wire to your behind, and letting you cranks amps to America for one week.
Glenn
Alex Shapiro said,
March 30, 2009 @ 11:52 am
Thanks for the comments, guys. And thanks for alerting me to my little error Glenn! I’m glad you got to hear the whole song, but I meant to just post an excerpt, which is now what’s up there. See? Busy, but not infallible!
The cats are almost always glued to each other, and to us. They are hysterically adorable and can be found in similar (and much more entertaining) glombed on positions daily. I need to take more pix of them!