36 Years Ago

36 Years Ago, Vienna 1971—A Student Journal

Day 305: Planning a trip

Day 305 — Planning a trip
02-Jun-1972 (Freitag–Fri.)

I’m planning—to go to school at Indiana University, and to visit Poland.
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Day 291: Opera, electronic music, computer music

Day 291 — Opera, electronic music, computer music
19-May-1972 (Freitag–Fri.)

Today, I talk a bit about my growing interest in the emerging fields of computer music and electronic music, and some of my follow-up study and teachers in the genre. I add a couple of thoughts on operatic vs. orchestral climaxes, including Paul Pott and Puccini.
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Day 238: Best horn playing

Day 238 — Best horn playing
27-March-1972 (Montag–Mon.)

I’m happy with my horn playing and saying it’s the best since I’ve been here. Is it attitude? Relaxation? Better breathing? Or a change in my embouchure? As long as it seems to be working.

For some reason, I’m looking at Indiana University for future music study.
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Day 235: Old friends

Day 235 — Old friends
24-March-1972 (Freitag–Fri.)

Phi Mu Alpha 1971
Nothing new in 1972. In 2009, I have recently run into some old college friends on the amazing social networks of LinkedIn and Facebook. I reminisce a bit about our friendships and dig up a picture or two.
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Day 100: 100th Anniversary

Day 100 — 100th Anniversary
10-November-1971 (Wed.)

IU La Boheme stream 01
I take a single line of journal text and expand it into a discourse about my music studies at Indiana University. Read, you may find it interesting. The photos on this posting are from yesterday's Indiana Unversity live performance and streaming of La Boheme.

It’s our 100th anniversary. 100 days.
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Day 099: Life events

Day 99 — Life events
09-November-1971 (Tues.)


1971 is uneventful. 2007 has an important announcement (though I don't talk about it). Lesson today—throughout life there will always be things that happen, surprise us, and cause us to make important decisions.
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