This is the Symphony No. 4 by David Maslanka. I had the privilege of playing the Second Symphony Mvt. III with the George Fox Band. I first heard this piece last Friday (and I’m definitely sad I wasn’t in band to be able to play it with them). The program notes will help identify some of the songs and influences in this piece. The band director at Fox is one of my biggest/most important influences/teachers/advisors as a musician, teacher, band director, and person. This has been a very difficult year for him and his family, and honestly for me and mine as well. This piece, when it was performed Friday night, was about being able to praise God in spite of your world falling apart around you. I hope that this piece gives voice to both your struggle and your hope.
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"When I was memorizing the names of the stars, part of the purpose was to help them each to be more particularly the particular star each one was supposed to be."-Proginoskes from A Wind in the Door by Madeline L'Engle
I'm a first year band teacher and first year seminary student, and the one thing I want to do with my work and my life is to help people know who they are.
These links are a way of organizing posts in topics that I regularly post about.
Music Mondays Self-explanatory :)
Teaching My experiences as a first year teacher, as well as thoughts and quotes about teaching
Devos Thoughts from others' or my own Jesus Time
Thursday Quotes Also self-explanatory
Stories from the Band Room Stories from my life as a music student/teacher (very similar to Tuesdays...)
Life Posts that attempt to make sense of my life
Points of Intersection Quotes and thoughts as I'm learning how teaching, music, and prophetic ministry relate to each other
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April 25, 2012
