December 24 - Something's Coming and Passed...
Christmas Eve -- 44th day of fall, high up 2 to 57 (59 in Martinez) --
starts rainy (.22 inch, for 5.12 since July 1) as we go round town for late shopping,
but
then
provides
a
glorious
sunset
as we head down to Brian and Gigi's for a kind of
country-cowboy-Christmas
carolling,
including
a
vivacious
Frederic Austin's
The Twelve Days of Christmas (1909).
Before and after, begin editing new-edition Mice and Men, Op. 45 (1992): Act IV, compose page 5
The Decameron, Op. 289 (2018)
100 Novels for Voices and Instruments, after the work (1353) of Giovanni Boccaccio (1313-1375)
Tenth Day - Novel V - Madonna Dianora craves of Messer Ansaldo a garden,
finish
Broke Dance Suite, Op. 290 (2018)
III. Au Courante (Sweet Expectation)
[7 pages total], orchestrate page 9 / 3
Ravel Orchestrations, Op. 291
I. Berceuse on the Name of Gabriel Faure (after Mother Goose Suite: I-II)
Satie Orchestrations, Op. 292 (2018)
I. Secular and Instantaneous Hours: I. Obstacles Venieux (after Parade)
and organize
Renaissance Orchestrations, Op. 293 (2018)...
Later, at last, visions of peace on earth...