Carolyn Steiner Stevens’ Prayer of Thanksgiving - Piano / Organ Duet was sewn up and finally transmittedebruar to the printer before noon.
I finished a digital reprint for Jane Ripplinger Fjeldsted’s Perfect in Christ, S.A., and started planning a layout for David Len Allen's serene two part arrangement of Let Us All Press On for young women.
Next, I made a few changes to my string transcription of Bach's Invention No. 13 in A minor (took the harmony out of a portion of the Violin II part and assigned it to unison with the first, then gave melody to the viola in a few short phrases,) printed new score and parts, and drove over to Maple Mountain High School for an hour-long rehearsal with Abigail's Maple Mountain Festival Quintet.
I am so pleased with the progress they are making. By the time we finished at 3:30p., they had worked out the detail, and had played through the piece twice without stopping—and without my conducting.
They can now get through the piece in the class festival tomorrow. Abigail is visibly relieved. Our hope is that the quintet will qualify for the regional festival in two weeks. What a challenging experience this is for high school sophomores!
