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...