I’m just back from NYC. Got up at 6am and headed to JFK. (3am PST — although honestly, I have no idea what time I think it is.) It’s good to be home. It definitely smells better here.

AEJ picked me up at the airport and we had lunch at In-N-Out. Quite the tasty homecoming.

I’d write the debrief now, but I’m exhausted. I also can’t begin to face the dozens of emails that went unanswered while I was away. (If you wrote me anytime after Monday afternoon, I promise I’ll write you back by Monday!)

The big news…
I’ll mention this again because it’s exciting news, but I can now officially announce that I’ll have four (yes, 4!) performances at Midwest in Chicago this December. They are:

Wednesday, December 20 : Permian High School Symphonic Band performs “Turbine,” conducted by Michael Watts

Thursday, December 21 : The Dallas Wind Symphony performs “Redline Tango,” conducted by Jerry Junkin — two performances

Friday, December 22 : Friendswood High School Wind Ensemble performs “Strange Humors,” conducted by Gregory Dick

I don’t know concert times yet, but I’m told that Friendswood is the “Friday night” concert, presumably around 9pm. The Dallas Wind Symphony performances are in the early and mid-evening. I’ll be writing about these concerts a lot as they approach, and I’m sure I’ll have exact concert times soon.

I’m off to nap.