May 21, 2009
5 min read

Musical Chairs...

Before the first set of readings all of the participants went out to dinner to get t

o know each other a little better and fortify themselves with some food before diving into the music. The tables were covered in butcher paper with crayons scattered about. What composer could resist... Michael Gandolfi scribbled out a bit of a phrase and one by one throughout the evening each composer added their own little bit to the tune.


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