December 25 - Christmas Stories


The Nativity According to St. Matthew, Op. 72:


VIII. Then Herod 


is the scheduled Christmas card for this year,


but it's not exactly festive,


even with greeting quip,


so it seems best to send along 

 
the final movement, 


IX. An Angel of the Lord,


as well.


Merry Christmas! 


Having


had our gift-giving earlier with Tisha, Tom, Claire, and Aubrey back on December 20 -- greet via phone Bette, George, and Cliff back East (having just missed Sorrel, who is off to Florida with Lori). 


Then


head over to


Megan's with 


seasonal items,


followed


by


eventually


heading


southwest


on


80 /


880,


for


a


visit with


Harriet's sister


Carolyn and niece Angelica (who gifts us a nice video projector, pre-loaded with operas, etc.!),


on


this


45th


day


of


fall,


high up


6 to 63 (59 in Union City). 


Also edit page 2 new-edition Mice and Men, Op. 45 (1992): Act IV, continue composing (system 6)

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

and continue to orchestrate (pages 10 / 4)

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)