The Fredösphere

Cary Boyce at the Sequenza21 Forum has started a discussion about composers mounting political soapboxes, in reaction to James MacMillan's campaign against anti-Catholicism in Scotland.  Macmillan's description of being interviewed over the phone by a newspaper does seem genuinely creepy; he says he overheard an unidentified voice whisper to his interviewer, "ask him if he's in Opus Dei."  Yow.  The ignorance of that question is astounding; I expect MacMillan to join Opus Dei around the time Dan Brown does.

I'm busy this week with a vocal recording project (there are piano tuners to call and page turners to recruit), so posting will be light.  I promise at the end to post a full report, perhaps with photos.  For now I'll simply link to my bass, Paul Max Tipton.  His blog is in the doldrums right now, but he assures me he plans to resume posting.  Paul recently graduated from the University of Michigan, and you can hear his voice in a solo sextet near the end of that William Bolcom CD that won all those Grammys.