Wednesday, January 8
San Diego, Day 13
Another easy, productive day. The choral piece’s writing is coming along, slow but steady; but its writing is mirroring the poem’s form in a way I’ve not experienced before…writing certain repeated elements as individually developing units; perhaps creating parallel lines of development. The curious part is really a matter of process, rather than content; a reflection of how my mind needs to mete out distinct materials, I think. At any rate, it’s coming along pretty well, the last few days keeping most all of what I’ve written.
Work this morning followed by some correspondence with dive shops in Hilo, planning trips for a few weeks from now. Another stroll, Pattie wanted to do a little shopping before we leave SD in just a few days...
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