http://15people.net Adventures of a Shoegaze Cellist Thu, 29 Jul 2010 16:05:06 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Our wasted summer - TOTM 7-2010 by ooray I could apologize for my lack of posting for this month, but I won't. I've been running a hamster wheel of conferences, dealing with death in the family, and remembrances. And I'm pretty tired and worn ... http://15people.net/?p=527 Dawn Sustained - TOTW - 06-23-10 by ooray Another shoegazer cello track, with sustained and layered notes. http://15people.net/?p=524 Largo - TOTW 6-14-10 by ooray No fx this week. Just pure cello. Track this week starts with a section of Shostakovich's Largo movement of his Cello Sonata. http://15people.net/?p=520 I am sad to say that my mother-in-law, Margaret "Margie May" Ott died last night at the age of 89. Her legacy as a piano teacher remains, having taught for 78 years (starting with teaching a neighbor boy at 11). She has left behind an amazing array of ... http://15people.net/?p=518 Waveguide - TOTW 5-31-10 by ooray Sorry for the lack of updates. Grad school has been busy, and so my slim amount of cello time has been dedicated to practice lately.This week's track is an experiment with vibrato-speed and grain-freezing. http://15people.net/?p=513 Grad school being extremely busy, I have been devoting most of my cello time to practice. Hoping to start tracks up again soon. http://15people.net/?p=511 Lalalalah - TOTW 5-10-10 by ooray Shoegaze guitar mixed with straight cello for this week's track. http://15people.net/?p=509 Sorry folks. Real life beckoned (back from Spokane from a family event). I will try to have a track up later this week. http://15people.net/?p=506 Having battled illness last week, I'm scrambling to get caught up in school. So unfortunately, that means no track this week. http://15people.net/?p=504 Buoys on the horizon - TOTW 4-19-10 by ooray This week's track begins with the famous A-A-harmonic sequence from Shostakovich's D minor cello sonata (which I am practicing and is currently giving me much grief), mixed with distortion. http://15people.net/?p=502