May 19 - Was Lost and Found


A second dress rehearsal and performance of Ernest Bloch's Sacred Service (with the Diablo Valley College Philharmonic and Chorus) at


Temple Isaiah in Lafayette,


taking a break between with many familiar friendly folks, including


Lori Garvey and


Carol Reynolds.


So transported by it all, fail to notice that the wallet has gone awol (probably due to leaning so far forward when playing the oboe these days, due to occular challenges) --


driving almost to the bridge before noticing,


heading


back to no


avail,


continuing on in


melancholy until finally thinking to check the cellphone, and -- voila! -- Lori has called to say that the billfold is found, passed on to Owen Lee, from whom it can be obtained at some point.  Relief!


Before all this, compose a second page of Hamlet and


head


down


to the musical festivities.


After


make


the


rest


of


the way home and plan for the summer


Music History course -- 12 4-hour (!) sessions, so the best that can be conceived is each meeting as
[ 1 1/2 hours + 15-minute break ] x 2 + a half-hour quiz, focussing on the first dozen weeks of the 16-week Fall / Spring course.


With 6 main compositions per unit,

this results in 72 primary listenings for the semester...  60th day of summer, warming up again to a high of 88...