*Stares in every road in New England*

Okay but, if, like, I wasn’t supposed to squish their little faces into mine and snuggle them Why would they be so cute

This is the hardest I have laughed in a while

Cate Blanchett retires to Vermont, east of the Ben and Jerry’s factory, in BÁRRE (Pronounced: Barry)

man i love upstate New York

a kind friend with a degree from Cambridge once repeatedly pronounced "misled", as in, rhymes with marvelous mrs. Maiseled

I have been terribly confused about the outrage at this, until it was explained to me that it is about warplanes (drones) and not, in fact, a work comprised of long sustained notes (drones). In my mind it was quite delightful.

Metalmorphosis

I thought loco (canceling out a sign to play an octave lower/higher) was, like, Spanish for Play It Crazy

Jeff van Gundy: Can you imagine being an NBA basketball player and walking into the locker room bleeding? Mark Jackson: No, I can't imagine you being a basketball player, Jeff

portland (oregon and maine, simultaneously)

Christ Washing the Disciples' Feet, by Garofalo, 1520-25

MARK JACKSON: Sometimes when I’m eating broccoli I will in fact pretend to be a Brontosaurus eating a whole tree JEFF VAN GUNDY: I’ve been banned from Bass Pro Shop since 2005. Stan and my wife are the only people that know why MIKE BREEN: Bam with the put back

I played fifa 99 as a child so now this is naturally my new song to set q=150

If I carelessly misappropriated a grant of 25 *thousand* dollars, it would likely ruin that relationship and I’d rightly face discipline up to maybe dismissal. It’s hard to exaggerate how weird and bad this is! bostonglobe.com/2023/06/12/bus… via The Boston Globe

A new work to share, from a (post-)pandemic period of exploration. Discovering the bass flute, a new-to-me instrument in all its shimmer and strange agility, as well as what role improvisation and real-time creation have for me. youtu.be/MZUI0iLbv9I

Teacher in my head: "And what do we sing in our heads to get ready to play this excerpt at the right tempo?" Me: Fatboy Slim's 1998 hit "Funk Soul Brother" from the FIFA 99 soundtrack Teach in my head: yes, you sing the violin passage right before you co— wait what?

Tonight! We are thrilled to welcome inti figgis-vizueta (inti figgis-vizueta) to Community Music Center of Boston for our first Community Conversation of the year! In person or on streaming. Visit to reserve a ticket - free! eventbrite.com/e/composing-co…