Hola a todos,
Less than a month 'till I leave for Kroka!!!!
First of all, here is a little bit of music for you guys:
5/04
The first is a orchestral type composition and the second is an improvisation that I did with my brother who plays fiddle. He is becoming quite the musician and is a great improv companion.
1) Unnamed (cello orchestra)
2) Rain on the Water (improv with my brother, Willy)
Now the News
Played at Lincolnville Church
Last Sunday I performed during a service at the Lincollnville Church. The congregation was great, nearly every person who attended church that day came up to me at the end to express their gratitude for my playing and talk to me about my trip. I sold lots of CD's and got numerous, generous donations for my trip. Thank you so much!
Acted at Maine Media
On Monday (25th) I was down at the Maine Media film school acting in a student film. This is the first year in a while that I haven't been in a play so it was great to have a chance to act. It was also great to check out the Maine Media Young Filmmaker's program (which is the whole reason I signed up to be an actor). I tried to apply for full scholarship this year but didn't get it. Maybe next year I will be able to raise the money to go. $2000 is a little less daunting after trying to raise $12,000.
Adios,
Clayton
Thursday, July 28, 2011
Thursday, July 21, 2011
Piano performances
Hola a todos!
Just wanted to let you guys know that I will be playing music for the Water Fall Arts yard sale in Belfast on the 22nd and 23rd. I will be there in the afternoon for a couple of hours.
Also, I was interviewed by Scot Cannon for his show on WERU which airs on Saturdays at 10am (either the 23rd or the 30th). We talked about my trip and I played some piano. It was a lot of fun.
I will be performing piano for the Lincolnville church service on the 24th.
Oh! There is the lunch bell. (Yes, we actually have a bell that we ring for meals! Sometimes.) Smells like mom cooked up something yummy.
Hasta luego,
Clayton
Just wanted to let you guys know that I will be playing music for the Water Fall Arts yard sale in Belfast on the 22nd and 23rd. I will be there in the afternoon for a couple of hours.
Also, I was interviewed by Scot Cannon for his show on WERU which airs on Saturdays at 10am (either the 23rd or the 30th). We talked about my trip and I played some piano. It was a lot of fun.
I will be performing piano for the Lincolnville church service on the 24th.
Oh! There is the lunch bell. (Yes, we actually have a bell that we ring for meals! Sometimes.) Smells like mom cooked up something yummy.
Hasta luego,
Clayton
Thursday, July 14, 2011
Another Update
Wow I am falling way behind on my blog entries. No post about the fourth Ecuadorian Dinner. No post about the incredible teen meditation retreat I went to in Massachusetts a couple weeks ago. No post about my CD release concert last Saturday. What have I been doing all this time...?! Oh yeah...school work.
Well, being homeschooled, my school year goes from the end of July to the end of July so July is the mega push month where my mom writes up tons of course descriptions and I add up hundreds of logged hours, write essays, print pictures, burn CD's, finish my math book, finish my chemistry course, and ask various people for evaluations. Then we grade everything, sort it all into a neat portfolio, and finally take it in to NARHS (a program that gives high school credit for homeschooling).
So, even though I should be writing a book review on Soul Made Flesh (for my science class) I am going to do a quick summary of the big events of the past few weeks.
Ecuadorian Dinner 4 (June 18th)
Our last Ecuadorian Dinner went fabulously. Part of the way through the dinner (I believe we may have been serving tea) the sun came out through the dripping clouds and a beautiful, double rainbow appeared. It arched over us, a ribbon of color as the setting sun painted the trees and grass yellow-gold.
Meditation Retreat (June 24-28)
The meditation retreat was amazing. Over 60 incredible teens in a beautiful building with old oak and pine trees spreading their shadows across the lawn. Five wise and witty teachers who taught us so much. And many wonderful volunteers who played music with us and smiled a lot. It was so nice to be able to take a break from all the fundraising and high school. I barely thought about home at all for the four days and it was so refreshing to just let it all go for that short time.
When I returned I had a kind of euphoric feeling that didn't wear off for a couple days. It didn't change my life drastically, it wasn't like a turning point or anything but I feel like I learned some useful lessons about life and humanity as well as meditation.
CD Release Concert (July 9th)
It was lots of fun. Had a great performance and talk afterward, sold lots of CD's, had great conversations, only got one brownie. We filmed the concert but didn't manage to record it.
Well, thanks for reading!
Adios,
Clayton
Well, being homeschooled, my school year goes from the end of July to the end of July so July is the mega push month where my mom writes up tons of course descriptions and I add up hundreds of logged hours, write essays, print pictures, burn CD's, finish my math book, finish my chemistry course, and ask various people for evaluations. Then we grade everything, sort it all into a neat portfolio, and finally take it in to NARHS (a program that gives high school credit for homeschooling).
So, even though I should be writing a book review on Soul Made Flesh (for my science class) I am going to do a quick summary of the big events of the past few weeks.
Ecuadorian Dinner 4 (June 18th)
Our last Ecuadorian Dinner went fabulously. Part of the way through the dinner (I believe we may have been serving tea) the sun came out through the dripping clouds and a beautiful, double rainbow appeared. It arched over us, a ribbon of color as the setting sun painted the trees and grass yellow-gold.
Meditation Retreat (June 24-28)
The meditation retreat was amazing. Over 60 incredible teens in a beautiful building with old oak and pine trees spreading their shadows across the lawn. Five wise and witty teachers who taught us so much. And many wonderful volunteers who played music with us and smiled a lot. It was so nice to be able to take a break from all the fundraising and high school. I barely thought about home at all for the four days and it was so refreshing to just let it all go for that short time.
When I returned I had a kind of euphoric feeling that didn't wear off for a couple days. It didn't change my life drastically, it wasn't like a turning point or anything but I feel like I learned some useful lessons about life and humanity as well as meditation.
CD Release Concert (July 9th)
It was lots of fun. Had a great performance and talk afterward, sold lots of CD's, had great conversations, only got one brownie. We filmed the concert but didn't manage to record it.
Well, thanks for reading!
Adios,
Clayton
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