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during the two hottest months of the entire summer… it was well into the 90s in an un-airconditioned church every time we recorded. We joked that perhaps we would change the name of our group to the “Ninety-Degree Brass.” Why should people grab a copy? It’s a great recording of great music.  Bach’s music needs no introduction to most people, but it’s unusual to hear Bach on a CD of  modern music for Brass Quintet.  It’s an unusual juxtaposition, but one that works really well I think, and one that

like for China to assume a responsible leadership role equal to its growing stature. One of our most important, and complex, the U.S. – China relationship is strong. Obviously I have enjoyed my profession. I urge you to consider a Foreign Affairs career. If you see yourself as a life-long learner, enjoy engaging with people and can cope effectively with rapid change, this is the job for you! Computers and cell phones have made the world much smaller making it impossible to ignore the plight of our

for feedback, there is going to be a little bit more of the houses needed. Even later, when I got it to where it was acceptable, the last thing I had to make changes to was their road system on the hill, and also their watering system and drainage. When you see the dark lines on the hill, there are certain directions that they were supposed to go toward, so I had to change when the directions I had on there were not correct. After I had the background painted, I laid a plastic over the top of the

rife with diseases of all sorts. Whether British troops heading for the front were infected with the flu by Camp Funston Americans or whether they picked up a different strain of virus, or both, the H1N1 virus first exploded on the British front, crossed easily through German lines, and rapidly felled soldiers up and down the front.  Concurrently, flu also overran Spain and then spread throughout Europe.   In this first wave, millions suffered, but comparatively few died.  That was about to change

this sort of group for people like me.” All of the students agreed they were glad to experience inauguration and the protests. “I wouldn’t have wanted to experience that on my own,” Courtney said. “I’m also glad you two were there with us (motioning toward Sill and Schleeter) because it helped me stay calm and level-headed.” Many students could already describe how their experience in D.C. would impact their lives, even with a week and a half left in the course. “This trip has really motivated me

clear sky and sun.  We arrived intact albeit expectedly tired our first night.  After a quick lunch provided in our hotel, we managed to climb back aboard our coach for a tour of the city (in an only mildly glazed-over fashion).  Some good first/second night’s rest with the time change and we’re off to St. Giles’ tomorrow for our first UK performance.   May 28thThe first UK performance today, at St. Giles’ Cathedral in Edinburgh was fantastic.  Choir of the West shared a rehearsal and performance