For dreams, they bring you back to me...

Out of all the great lyrics that both Brent and Mr. Poe contributed to the show, I think that I like the lyrics for "Music of a Dream," the best.  This is in spite of the fact that there is technically no song called "Music of a Dream," and that song I refer to is actually called "Serenade."  I have unilaterally decided to start calling it "Music of a Dream" and I think if I say it enough Brent will just let it go.

Met with the singers for four hours today.  Jake Nelson, our new Roderick, is AMAZING at reading music.  He also has a very nice, warm, resonating bass/bari voice.  Brian, as William, is seeming a lot more comfortable in the tenor range than he did when I was making him sing Roderick's part. Lauren and Rebecca are still awesome as always.  Whenever I get all the singers together it really makes me just want to sit all day and write music for them.

Unfortunately I can't do that this weekend, because I have to finish my 15 page honors thesis by Monday.  Then I have to schedule the defense with my committee, design and print flyers for the concert, hold another four rehearsals with various instrumentalists, and hope beyond hope that everything will come out OK in about a week's time.  Actually, exactly a week's time- minus two hours.

Brent called today just to tell me that he was sending in the check for the DC Fringe Festival. That marks the point of no or extremely-difficult return, so you can go ahead and make plans to come see "The Fall of the House of Usher" in DC this July.  Tell your friends.  A house falls down at the end.