Re: [Finale] OT: Who are you?

2005-01-28 Thread David McKay
Bob, thanks for starting this thread. Sorry,I read this thread so late. Like many others have said, I have played some of your arrangements in a school band, though I'm pleased to say that 5 years ago I escaped crowd control [which some people call high school music teaching] and have been

Re: [Finale] OT: Who are you?

2005-01-04 Thread Hans Swinnen
Greetings, I'm Hans Swinnen, born 1941 near Antwerp, Flanders, Belgium. Living in the Limburgian woods. Retired opera and musical conductor (health reason) still composing, 20th century classical music and now working on my 5th musical. Premiere in Holland on 6th Oct. 2005 Using Finale since vs.

Re: [Finale] OT: Who are you?

2005-01-04 Thread Bernard Savoie
I've really enjoyed learning about the people I've been reading during the several years I've been mostly lurking on the list. Here's a little something about 'moi' : Name: Bernard Savoie born: 12/16/1955, Montreal, Canada I'm a sax player, composer, arranger, copyist, publisher and conductor

[Finale] OT: Who Are You?

2005-01-04 Thread Gerry Kirk
These 50 small bios have be such a pleasure to read! Here is mine: An amateur composer, arranger, and Finale user, I have resided in San Diego the past 58 years. I studied trumpet with Don Phillips at the old Thearles building. My high school band director, Bill Padelford, was my music mentor,

[Finale] OT: Who are you?

2005-01-03 Thread Rodney Waterman
Here's my two bob's worth: Born in Bendigo, Victoria, Australia, Dec 8th 1956 during the closing ceremony of the Melbourne Olympic Games, preventing my mother from attending. A shady lurker who has learnt a lot from the great contributors to this wonderful Finale list. Fell in love with Music

Re: [Finale] OT: Who are you?

2005-01-03 Thread Allen Fisher
Title: Re: [Finale] OT: Who are you? I did! Pretty cool. :-) On 12/29/04 1:35 PM, Williams, Jim [EMAIL PROTECTED] saith: So check it out, Allen! The chart was done on FinWin 2002 jazz font--even got at least one horn player to swing ;-) Jim W. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL

[Finale] OT: Who are you?

2005-01-03 Thread Ryan Beard
Born 7/20/76. I'm a composer, arranger, orchestrator, (French) hornist, editor in San Diego. I work for a local publisher. Most of the tunes I write are for local high school bands and orchestras. I frequently get to conduct my pieces. Did undergrad at the Cleveland Institute of Music and grad

Re: [Finale] OT: Who are you?

2005-01-03 Thread Phil Daley
At 1/3/2005 01:59 PM, Ryan Beard wrote: I perform with the La Jolla Symphony http://www.lajollasymphony.com, Christian Community Theater http://cctcyt.org, and San Diego Junior Theatre http://www.juniortheatre.com/. I've been on the sub list for the San Diego Symphony for nearly three years now.

Re: [Finale] OT: Who are you?

2005-01-02 Thread Eric Dussault
What a pleasure it is to read about the background of so many people on the list. It gives it a more human touch (not that it is not human, but discussions on the web tend to look impersonal to my taste). Éric Dussault b. Nov. 24 1967 in Toronto, Canada, from french speaking parents who were

Re: [Finale] OT: Who are you?

2005-01-01 Thread Johannes Gebauer
You can see my face at http://www.camerata-berolinensis.de A-NO-NE Music wrote: Johannes Gebauer / 04.12.30 / 01:33 PM wrote: Very nice to put some biographies to all those names! Yeah, but we all want to se see faces, no? :-) -- http://www.musikmanufaktur.com

Re: [Finale] OT: Who are you?

2005-01-01 Thread Barbara Touburg
Barbara Touburg, b. 28 may 1959 (45 years old, exactly in the middle), d. not yet :-) On 1/1/2005 6:33 AM, Carl Dershem wrote: George Boziwick (b. 1954) Have you noticed the clustering of people here by age? There appears to be a definite peak in the 40's and 50's. I may have mis-perceived

Re: [Finale] OT: Who are you?

2004-12-31 Thread George Boziwick
I am a lurker but I do appreciate the help one can get from this great list. You have always come through for me and I appreciate it very much. George Boziwick (b. 1954) Composer and Music Librarian Curator of the American Music Collection in the Music Division of The New York Public Library at

Re: [Finale] OT: Who are you?

2004-12-31 Thread Carl Dershem
George Boziwick (b. 1954) Have you noticed the clustering of people here by age? There appears to be a definite peak in the 40's and 50's. I may have mis-perceived this, but ... cd ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu

Re: [Finale] OT: Who are you?

2004-12-30 Thread Johannes Gebauer
Very nice to put some biographies to all those names! Here is some of mine: Born in 1970 in Berlin, I studied music at King's College, Cambridge (UK), and baroque and classical violin with Simon Standage. I then worked as a freelance violinist in London for a while, played with the Academy of

Re: [Finale] OT: Who are you?

2004-12-30 Thread A-NO-NE Music
Johannes Gebauer / 04.12.30 / 01:33 PM wrote: Very nice to put some biographies to all those names! Yeah, but we all want to se see faces, no? :-) -- - Hiro Hiroaki Honshuku, A-NO-NE Music, Boston, MA http://a-no-ne.com http://anonemusic.com

RE: [Finale] OT: Who are you?

2004-12-29 Thread Fisher, Allen
Title: Re: [Finale] OT: Who are you? Now there's two things I thought I'd never hear in the same sentence: Rock _n_ Roll and Euphonium... -Original Message- From: Williams, Jimon behalf ofWilliams, Jim Sent: Mon 12/27/2004 2:41 PM To: finale@shsu.edu Cc: Subject: RE

RE: [Finale] OT: Who are you?

2004-12-29 Thread Williams, Jim
@shsu.edu Cc: Subject: RE: [Finale] OT: Who are you? Now there's two things I thought I'd never hear in the same sentence: Rock _n_ Roll and Euphonium... -Original Message- From: Williams, Jim on behalf of Williams, Jim

Re: [Finale] OT: Who are you?

2004-12-29 Thread John Howell
At 12:14 AM -0800 12/29/04, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: P.S. to John Howell...my mother hails from Radford. I can remember going to Blacksburg many times as a child with my mother and grandmother. Ever catch a New Virginians show, Karen? I directed the group and produced the shows starting in

Re: [Finale] OT: Who are you?

2004-12-29 Thread Carl Dershem
Fisher, Allen wrote: Now there's two things I thought I'd never hear in the same sentence: Rock _n_ Roll and Euphonium... Heh. If you listen closely, the brass in the Tower of Power chart Just another day are cornet and baritone. With the proper musicians, *anything* is possible. :) cd

Re: [Finale] OT: Who are you?

2004-12-29 Thread Carl Dershem
Carl Dershem wrote: Fisher, Allen wrote: Now there's two things I thought I'd never hear in the same sentence: Rock _n_ Roll and Euphonium... Heh. If you listen closely, the brass in the Tower of Power chart Just another day are cornet and baritone. With the proper musicians, *anything* is

Re: [Finale] OT: Who are you?

2004-12-29 Thread laloba2
At 12:14 AM -0800 12/29/04, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: P.S. to John Howell...my mother hails from Radford. I can remember going to Blacksburg many times as a child with my mother and grandmother. Ever catch a New Virginians show, Karen? I directed the group and produced the shows starting in

Re: [Finale] OT: Who are you?

2004-12-28 Thread Simon Troup
Simon Troup b. 4th Aug 1967, Wirral, UK. BA (hons) Mus from Dartington College of Arts, Devon, UK. Guitar (Elec. Acous.) in contemporary styles and classical Piano. Finale user since version 3.0, you can see my portfolio PDF at http://www.digitalmusicart.com/dropbox - no my sites not up to

Re: [Finale] OT: Who are you?

2004-12-28 Thread Dennis W. Manasco
Dennis Manasco, b. 9/26/57. I'm a long-time guitarist, mostly jazz, blues and folk. I also play a number of other stringed and plucked instruments. I play piano, organ, synth, clarinet and saxophone with enthusiasm, and varied results. I've used Finale on the Macintosh since version 3.2.1. I

Re: [Finale] OT: Who are you?

2004-12-28 Thread Dennis Bathory-Kitsz
At 10:24 AM 12/28/04 +, Simon Troup wrote: does anyone get work via the web?! Almost all of my current work has originated there, and then goes to word-of-mouth. There's not much of any kind because I specialize in new nonpop. But heck, I'm on the Discovery Channel with a clip of my opera

Re: [Finale] OT: Who are you?

2004-12-28 Thread Christopher Smith
On Dec 28, 2004, at 8:19 AM, Dennis Bathory-Kitsz wrote: At 10:24 AM 12/28/04 +, Simon Troup wrote: does anyone get work via the web?! Almost all of my current work has originated there, and then goes to word-of-mouth. There's not much of any kind because I specialize in new nonpop. But heck,

Re: [Finale] OT: Who are you?

2004-12-28 Thread Christopher Smith
OK, so many interesting stories so far, I have to add mine in. Plus I have some free time... Born in Toronto 1960, moved all over ending up in Montreal. Went to McGill University in classical bass trombone performance, but never intended to play full time in an orchestra. My plan from the

Re: [Finale] OT: Who are you?

2004-12-28 Thread NRaspa
Nick Raspa b: 10/25/55 graduated from The Catholic University of America School of Music - B. ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale

Re: [Finale] OT: Who are you?

2004-12-28 Thread NRaspa
Nick Raspa b: 10/25/55 Lancaster, PA I continually hit the return button by accident on this laptop which sends emails prematurely -- sorry about that folks! B. Mus. - The Catholic University of America School of Music Subsequent to graduation from College, I commuted monthly to NYC for several

Re: [Finale] OT: Who are you?

2004-12-28 Thread Dean M. Estabrook
On Dec 27, 2004, at 8:43 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Are you a musician? Yes, piano, organ, violin, viola, bass-baritone Are you active? Yes! Minister of Music (organist, choir director -- singers and handbells) for a program size Episcopal parish; keyboard player with a band specializing in

Re: [Finale] OT: Who are you?

2004-12-28 Thread Charles Evans
--- Bob Florence [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi All: I recieve so many e mails from the address listed above. I have met quite a few of you. However, I would love to know a little background of each and all of you. Are you a musician? Yes. I played clarinet all through school 6th-12th

Re: [Finale] OT: Who are you?

2004-12-27 Thread Eden - Lawrence D.
This thread is most entertaining... I have lived in Maryland for all of my 50+ years. Got my BM from The University of Miami in 73 and a MMED from The American University in 75. I pay the mortgage with a public school teaching position in Prince George's County, MD. I have taught highschool,

RE: [Finale] OT: Who are you?

2004-12-27 Thread Fisher, Allen
Title: [Finale] OT: Who are you? Hi Bob-- I'll bite, and avoid using the quote from "The Jerk" (extra credit to those who know what I'm talking about). Born 12/31/74 (to get that last-minute tax deduction for my dad) on a farm halfway between Columbus and Cleveland OH. I wor

Re: [Finale] OT: Who are you?

2004-12-27 Thread Andrew Stiller
Andrew Stiller, b. 12/6/46. Composer/music publisher. Full bio and picture at http://home.netcom.com/~kallisti/Stiller.html. The entire Kallisti web site is my doing, and encapsulates my life from 1991 (when I bought a Mac and set up as a publisher) to the present. My _Procrustean Concerto

Re: [Finale] OT: Who are you?

2004-12-27 Thread Brad Beyenhof
Brad Beyenhof, b. 7/21/1981. I'm an in-house engraver and editor (much more editing than engraving these days) for a local music publisher. I have a BA in Music Theory/Composition from Point Loma Nazarene University (2003), and I intend to go to San Diego State for an MA program to start hopefully

RE: [Finale] OT: Who are you?

2004-12-27 Thread Williams, Jim
To: finale@shsu.edu Cc: Subject: RE: [Finale] OT: Who are you? OK...I'll bite... Jim Williams b. 1/8/52 (same b'day as Elvis, though I'm younger and still alive), Brooklyn NY Currrently Residing

Re: [Finale] OT: Who are you?

2004-12-27 Thread YATESLAWRENCE
Director of a Music School - conductor and teacher (which includes composing and arranging) Freelance horn player (french horn) Was director of renaissance music group "Musicall Banquet" for about ten years. Founder member of Dulcian Wind Quintet (for about twenty years now) Was member or

Re: [Finale] OT: Who are you?

2004-12-27 Thread Cecil Rigby
Cecil Rigby, b 1/25/57 Owner, Harrock Hall Music, publisher of sacred choral, organ and handbell music Also associated with Handlo Music, Bath, England (Hi, Keith et al!) Have a new CD coming out in a few weeks for Hospice of the Upstate (Anderson, SC). Have been using Finale on Mac since 1990

RE: [Finale] OT: Who are you?

2004-12-27 Thread Randolph Peters
At 3:26 PM -0500 12/27/04, Williams, Jim wrote: b. 1/8/52 (same b'day as Elvis, though I'm younger and still alive) Huh? Still alive? Just what are you implying? ;-) * Randolph Peters b. Dec 28, 1959 Winnipeg, Canada Composer: opera,

Re: [Finale] OT: Who are you?

2004-12-27 Thread Owain Sutton
Born 1980, from Suffolk in England, two degrees from Manchester Uni, hoping to begin to acquire at least another one fairly soon ;) and in the meantime doing various jobs back in Suffolk (both musical and otherwise) I fell into the engraving lark by accident, preparing scores for pieces

Re: [Finale] OT: Who are you?

2004-12-27 Thread Carl Dershem
Brad Beyenhof wrote: Brad Beyenhof, b. 7/21/1981. I'm an in-house engraver and editor (much more editing than engraving these days) for a local music publisher. I have a BA in Music Theory/Composition from Point Loma Nazarene University (2003), and I intend to go to San Diego State for an MA

Re: [Finale] OT: Who are you?

2004-12-27 Thread Mariposa Symphony Orchestra
/lesbio.html - Original Message - From: Bob Florence To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ; Jazz Westcoast ; Bandstand ; finale Sent: Saturday, December 25, 2004 11:54 AM Subject: [Finale] OT: Who are you? Hi All:I recieve so many e mails from the address listed above. I have met quite a few of you

Re: [Finale] OT: Who are you?

2004-12-26 Thread Phil Daley
At 02:54 PM 12/25/2004, Bob Florence wrote: I receive so many e mails from the address listed above. I have met quite a few of you. However, I would love to know a little background of each and all of you. Are you a musician? Are you active? Are you retired? Where are you from and where are

RE: [Finale] OT: Who are you?

2004-12-26 Thread Michael O'Connor
Although I'm rather new and not a regular contributor, I'll add to the collective info. I'm a musicologist and occasional copyist in the Philadelphia-Baltimore area. I picked up a music ed degree at Tennessee Tech as a euphonium major and then played in the Clyde Beatty-Cole Bros circus for a

Re: [Finale] OT: Who are you?

2004-12-26 Thread Dennis Bathory-Kitsz
At 11:54 AM 12/25/04 -0800, Bob Florence wrote: I recieve so many e mails from the address listed above. I have met quite a few of you. However, I would love to know a little background of each and all of you. Are you a musician? Are you active? Are you retired? Where are you from and where are

Re: [Finale] OT: Who are you?

2004-12-26 Thread Bob Florence
I wrote: I am a Miles Davis wannabe. Bob Florence / 12/25/2004 / 6:36 PM wrote: That's it? Sorry, I didn't mean to be rude. Hope you didn't take that way. As Christian walk Jesus' steps, I'd like to try Miles'. My bio is here http://a-no-ne.com/music/a-no-ne_band/hiro_bio.shtml, which

[jazz-westcoast] Re: [Finale] OT: Who are you?

2004-12-26 Thread Joel Sears
Hi Bob, I would have thought that the copyist of BeBop Charlie and Party Hearty could have retired from those assignments. Maybe they would have had to do Nobody's Human, also, to retire. ;) I went to North Texas State University through the mid 60s. I'm a recording engineer, copyist and big

Re: [Finale] OT: Who are you?

2004-12-25 Thread Lynn Gold
On Sat, Dec 25, 2004 at 11:54:44AM -0800, Bob Florence wrote: Hi All: I recieve so many e mails from the address listed above. I have met quite a few of you. However, I would love to know a little background of each and all of you. Are you a musician? Are you active? Are you retired?

Re: [Finale] OT: Who are you?

2004-12-25 Thread Bob Florence
On Sat, Dec 25, 2004 at 11:54:44AM -0800, Bob Florence wrote: Hi All: I recieve so many e mails from the address listed above. I have met quite a few of you. However, I would love to know a little background of each and all of you. Are you a musician? Are you active? Are you retired? Where

Re: [Finale] OT: Who are you?

2004-12-25 Thread A-NO-NE Music
Who am I? I am a Miles Davis wannabe. -- - Hiro Hiroaki Honshuku, A-NO-NE Music, Boston, MA http://a-no-ne.com http://anonemusic.com ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale

Re: [Finale] OT: Who are you?

2004-12-25 Thread Dave Cushman
Bob Florence born may 20, 1932 in Los Angeles. I am an active composer/arranger, pianist, band leader and sometimes cook. I reside in Thousand Oaks, Ca. I might as well add a few words of my own. Dave Cushman Born Feb 18, 1958 in Los Angeles Besides for road trips spent my whole life in the

Re: [Finale] OT: Who are you?

2004-12-25 Thread Bob Florence
Bob Florence born may 20, 1932 in Los Angeles. I am an active composer/arranger, pianist, band leader and sometimes cook. I reside in Thousand Oaks, Ca. I might as well add a few words of my own. Dave Cushman Born Feb 18, 1958 in Los Angeles Besides for road trips spent my whole life in the San

Re: [Finale] OT: Who are you?

2004-12-25 Thread Bob Florence
Who am I? I am a Miles Davis wannabe. That's it? BF -- - Hiro Hiroaki Honshuku, A-NO-NE Music, Boston, MA http://a-no-ne.com http://anonemusic.com ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale

Re: [Finale] OT: Who are you?

2004-12-25 Thread Giz Bowe
At 02:54 PM 12/25/04, you wrote: The answered questions are to satisfy my curiosity about who I am dealing with. I have seen all of your names many times. Now it is time for more information. Hi, Bob -- I've long admired your bands and arrangements. That's one of the fun things about this list

Re: [Finale] OT: Who are you?

2004-12-25 Thread Joel Sears
Hi Bob, I would have thought that the copyist of BeBop Charlie and Party Hearty could have retired from those assignments. Maybe they would have had to do Nobody's Human, also, to retire. ;) I went to North Texas State University through the mid 60s. I'm a recording engineer, copyist and big

Re: [Finale] OT: Who are you?

2004-12-25 Thread Carl Dershem
Bob Florence wrote: Hi All: I recieve so many e mails from the address listed above. I have met quite a few of you. However, I would love to know a little background of each and all of you. Are you a musician? Are you active? Are you retired? Where are you from and where are you residing now?