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California Trip
posted in: The Stuff of Life
Wednesday, August 13, 2003
I'm back from my quick trip out to California. Most of my California connections lie in SoCal, "behind the Orange Curtain" as Steve Bock of Fred Bock Music Company likes to put it, but this time I was north of L.A., in the Burbank/Glendale/North Hollywood area.
I was out to present choral music for a Hal Leonard Publications workshop called "The Joy of Worship." Mark Cabaniss, their sacred choral editor, was the main presenter, but I presented some piano pieces and a selection of choral anthems for Fred Bock Music Company, which is distributed by Hal Leonard.
It was a quick trip, but a good one nonetheless. I spent most of my time with Steve Bock, (driving around in his blue BMW convertible was a whole new experience for me), and spent yesterday morning with him and his mom, Lois Bock, who is also a delightful person with a lovely home.
I also got to see my friend and wonderful musician Jan Sanborn, who is the keyboard editor for FBMC. She always impresses me when her musicianship and style whenever I'm around her.
Since I was still on Wichita time (central) I was up plenty early, and ran into another composer/arranger, Roger Emerson at breakfast. It was great to "pick his brain" a little about the choral music industry and "talk shop" with another writer. I told him I grew up singing his music (I can clearly recall a sketch of his portrait appearing on some anthem covers), and he loved it that I'm now a writer and "studied" his stuff informally. Hmm, funny, no publisher has ever put a portrait of my face on a cover...I guess they worry it would hurt sales...:=) Anyway, Roger was very complimentary of my writing, especially my Pure Curry stuff, and said, "Fred would've loved that." That made me feel good, since it's published by the Fred Bock Music Company.
I got in about 11 last night after two flights, most of which were spent reading the latest Harry Potter. I'm tired today, but I think it was a very worthwhile trip. "There's no place like home." Especially in the morning, when your kids wake up.
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