Being the procrastinator I am of technology-related tasks, I am still uploading videos of Turning Point's October concert at CU. It was an evening of marimba duets, some adapted for the instrument and others composed for it. It was fun. I'm slowly uploading everything to my YouTube channel, Laurel Black . I still have a few more to go, not to mention the recordings I'm planning to do for the summer. SO MANY. Today's new video addition s: Three Transformations , III. Rhumba Rubio by Andrew Thomas; Three Preludes, II. Andante con moto e poco rubato, and III. Agitato, by George Gershwin. In other news, I'm 99% committed to playing in the Italy Percussion Competition on marimba. Other areas include vibraphone, timpani, snare drum, drum set, and composition. I figure it will be good for me to play in a competition, regardless of the outcome. I've been here in my comfortable little town for two years now, playing concerts with friends, putting together projec...
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