February 4, 2006
Postcard of home
Click on the blue music icon above to hear some of “Intermezzo,” to accompany my photo of Point Dume looking northwest up the coastline at low tide.
I post this as a reminder to myself of home. I’ve been somewhat inland these past three days, having a wonderful time as composer and moderator at the New Music Festival at Santa Clara University. My daily relay has been from the campus to the hotel and back again; a distance of one block, with the sole local liquid offering found not in the ocean, but in a Starbucks paper cup. My mind and heart are nurtured here, surrounded by gleaming students and exceptional colleagues. But I look forward to Sunday’s wiggly drive back down the Big Sur coastline. I will stand on another part of the edge of the continent, snap some photos from favorite spots, and show you more of of what I love here in California. Stay tuned.
patty said,
February 4, 2006 @ 1:47 pm
Ah … for something different you could try Mission City Coffee Roasting Co., 2221 The Alameda, near the campus (although at the opposite end from the music department) — free wireless included! 🙂
Wish I could have attended something. (I’m a VERY part time faculty member over at SCU.) I do hope my students have taken advantage of this festival. If you return to SCU again and find the need an oboist for something do keep me in mind, please!
I envy you your drive; I always wind up on the faster I-5 due to time constraints (these days to UCI for our daughter, and formerly to UCLA for our older son). Enjoy the splendor!