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In 2017, for the first time, the UnCaged Toy Piano (US) and Conlon Foundation (NL) will collaborate on a joint call for submissions for the 2017 Robot Keyboard Prize. For this year's competition, we are seeking adventurous new works for Ranjit Bhatnagar's midi-controlled Robot Toy Piano. Innovative ways of integrating electronics are encouraged, but not mandatory.
The prize for 1st place is a performance in the Gaudeamus Muziekweek (Utrecht, Holland) in September 2017 and the UnCaged Toy Piano Festival (New York City, December 2017), plus $1000 of which $500 from the UnCaged Toy Piano and $500 from Conlon Foundation towards travel/accommodation costs, to enable the prize winner to attend the performance in Utrecht, NL. The prize for Honorable Mention is a performance in the Gaudeamus Muziekweek (Utrecht, Holland) in September 2017 and the UnCaged Toy Piano Festival (New York City, December 2017).
Guidelines for the competition:
1. The competition is open to composers and sound artists of all ages and nationalities.
2. Works must be written for the Robot Toy Piano as a concert work (not installations).
3. Works may include one live performer on a conventional or unconventional instrument (i.e. orchestral, homemade, or mechanized instrument)
4. The duration of the piece may be no longer than 15 minutes.
The deadline for submissions is May 1st, 2017 and should include:
1. A short bio of the composer in pdf.
2. A score/information sheet with a detailed description of the work in pdf.
3. A downloadable audio and/or video preview of the work in .mp3 or .avi. or a link to a website where the file remains available until June 1st, 2017
The decision of the jury will be made public no later than June 1st, 2017.
Built by New York-based sound artist, Ranjit Bhatnagar, the robot toy piano is a redesigned
player toy piano (PianoLodeon) that reads midi files. The range of the robot toy piano keyboard
is midi note 36-64 (C3-E5). The sounding pitch is a major third lower, due to the construction of the original Pianolodeon.
Please check the UnCaged and Conlon websites for more detailed information about the instrument and updates.
Submissions and inquiries should be sent to: firstname.lastname@example.com
(English version below)
Drie componisten met een achtergrond in de Mechanische Muziek brengen een gevarieerd programma dat toegespitst is op de Disklavier, een digitaal aangestuurd zelfspelende piano. Dit alles vindt plaats in de intieme sfeer van het Pianino Theater in Den Haag.
Ben Wallet zal zijn Sonate voor Spookpiano spelen, die in 2014 in première is gegaan op de Gaudeamus Muziekweek. Daarnaast zal hij een nieuw arrangement spelen van Anton Webern's Opus 1, een loodzwaar Passacaglia dat oorspronkelijk geschreven is voor groot orkest. Jerke van den Braak zal nadat hij het hele land (en zelfs Carré) bespeeld heeft met zijn Wii-controllers, nu komen met enkele nieuwe werken. Bram Stadhouders gaat na zijn vernieuwende concert op de UitMarkt, waar hij met zijn gitaar een kerkorgel en een kermisorgel aanstuurde, op dezelfde weg verder met een nieuw instrument. Met zijn gitaar en MIDI-controllers zal hij een spectaculaire improvisatie spelen op de Disklavier. Na dit programma zullen we onder het genot van de nodige drankjes nog vele klassiekers spelen van o.a. George Gershwin en Georgy Ligeti.
Three composers with a background in mechanical music, but with a totally different approach towards it, are bringing a program that is focused on the Disklavier. This will take place in the intimate atmosphere of the brand new Pianino Theater in Den Haag.
Ben Wallet will play his Sonate voor Spookpiano, which had its premiere at the Gaudeamus Muziekweek 2014. He will also play his brand new Disklavier-arrangement of Anton Webern's Opus 1, an incredibly heavy Passacaglia that was initially written for large orchestra. Jerke van den Braak will come with a few new pieces, after he played the entire country including the great Carré with his Wii controllers. Bram Stadhouders will play a spectacular improvisation, controlling the Disklavier with his guitar. He already impressed at the UitMarkt, doing the same thing with a church organ and a fairground organ. After the program we will play some classics from the repertoire, while the bar is open.
In 2017, for the first time, the UnCaged Toy Piano (US) and Conlon Foundation (NL) will collaborate on a joint call for submissions for the 2017 Robot Keyboard Prize. For this year's competition, we are seeking adventurous new works for Ranjit Bhatnagar's midi-controlled Robot Toy Piano. Innovative ways of integrating electronics are encouraged, but not mandatory.
The prize for 1st place is a performance in the Gaudeamus Muziekweek (Utrecht, Holland) in September 2017 and the UnCaged Toy Piano Festival (New York City, December 2017), plus $1000 of which $500 from the UnCaged Toy Piano and $500 from Conlon Foundation towards travel/accommodation costs, to enable the prize winner to attend the performance in Utrecht, NL. The prize for Honorable Mention is a performance in the Gaudeamus Muziekweek (Utrecht, Holland) in September 2017 and the UnCaged Toy Piano Festival (New York City, December 2017).
Guidelines for the competition:
1. The competition is open to composers and sound artists of all ages and nationalities.
2. Works must be written for the Robot Toy Piano as a concert work (not installations).
3. Works may include one live performer on a conventional or unconventional instrument (i.e. orchestral, homemade, or mechanized instrument)
4. The duration of the piece may be no longer than 15 minutes.
The deadline for submissions is April 1st, 2017 and should include:
1. A short bio of the composer in pdf.
2. A score/information sheet with a detailed description of the work in pdf.
3. A downloadable audio and/or video preview of the work in .mp3 or .avi. or a link to a website where the file remains available until June 1st, 2017
The decision of the jury will be made public no later than June 1st, 2017.
Built by New York-based sound artist, Ranjit Bhatnagar, the robot toy piano is a redesigned
player toy piano (PianoLodeon) that reads midi files. The range of the robot toy piano keyboard
is midi note 36-64 (C3-E5). The sounding pitch is a major third lower, due to the construction of the original Pianolodeon.
Please check the UnCaged and Conlon websites for more detailed information about the instrument and updates.
Submissions and inquiries should be sent to: firstname.lastname@example.com
The 2016 edition of the International Computer Music Festival takes place in Utrecht, NL. The 'Call for Music' for this year's festival specifically mentions the Disklavier of the Conlon Foundation as an optional instrument to combine with electronics or live coding. We strongly encourage composers to send in works for the Disklavier. The submission deadline is February 1. More info at http://www.icmc2016.com/open-call-for-music/
Date: January 17, 2016, 16:00h
Location: Muziekhuis Utrecht
More info: GMW Sessies #10
In the spring of 2015 the Conlon Foundation organised a workshop for students of Martijn Padding at the Royal Conservatory of The Hague. Composer/performer and Disklavier expert Robert van Heumen introduced 4 students to the Disklavier and its possibilities and impossibilities. The workshop resulted in 2 new compositions for extended Disklavier. For this concert these two new works are accompanied by a composition by Van Heumen, commissioned by the Conlon Foundation in 2011. This program is part of Gaudeamus Muziekweek Sessies #10, in a combination with the Basklarinet Festival.
Escalator (2016, premiere) Yvonne Freckmann
Scriabin to MIDI (2015, premiere) Andrius Arutiunian
The Sound of the Machine (2011, revised 2015) Robert van Heumen
Program Notes
Escalator for Yamaha Disklavier and Field Recording is a 11:30-minute visual and aural translation of a ride up and down an escalator in Den Haag Centraal Station. The looped 1.5-minute field recording I processed, filtered and edited in different ways to highlight different components of the audio, and rhythmic, melodic and pitch elements emerge in the Disklavier just as relationships between the two machines - the escalator and Disklavier - come into focus over time. Another connection is the trend of public pianos in train stations of The Netherlands.
Scriabin to MIDI
Disklavier communicates through MIDI; MIDI translates musical parameters into a quantifiable, measured language. This has been done before - one of the first examples of such process were the piano rolls, which function by punching the holes in a paper roll and which were so widely used before the era of gramophone took over.
One of the composers to record his music on the piano rolls was Scriabin; these rolls are the only surviving medium to hear him playing his own music, since Scriabin died just before the widely available audio recording technology was developed. Because both the piano roll and MIDI work in a similar fashion, I've decided to take the piano rolls of Scriabin's Deux Poemes op 32, no.1 and to do an audio to MIDI conversion (once for every year since the recording was made (1905)). Because of this process, the initial recording starts to "disappear" and the imperfections of the DAW audio to MIDI conversion algorithm begin not only to obscure, but also disintegrate the original piece. The work thus functions not so much by concentrating on the original piece and its execution by Scriabin, but instead by articulating the analogue to digital conversion artefacts and sonic debris.
The Disklavier part therefore consists of Scriabin himself playing one of his piano pieces, but translated from analogue to digital (piano roll to recording), then from audio signal to MIDI and back forth to the Disklavier. The electronic part consists of the original Scriabin's piano roll recording in a gradual slow-down. The video is made of colour projection, based on the famous colour theory by Scriabin and is following the harmonic pace of the music.
The Sound of the Machine
A composition for Disklavier, soundtrack, acoustic instrument (pre-recorded or live) and live electronics.
The sound of machines is fascinating. They scream, growl, grind, buzz, hum, sing, roar, whistle, thunder. The Disklavier is a machine to make music with. But it's not only the strings that make sound. This composition exposes the Disklavier's mechanism and produces freshly squeezed music.
The Conlon Foundation has chosen the winners of the third international Conlon Music Prize 2015 for Disklavier Plus:
Andreas Greiner (DE), visual artist, and composer Tyler Friedman (DE), composer, for their collaboration:
Multitudes (2015)
an audiovisual installation straddling the fields of biology, digitality and sculpture
Also, the Conlon Foundation has chosen to give an Honourable Mention to
Danny de Graan (NL) for:
Riding the Euclidean Planes (2015)
for Disklavier, electronics and live video
We received an interesting and exciting mix of works in the seventeen entries sent from across the globe.
The jury consisted of the Conlon Board:
Robert van Heuman, Henk Heuvelmans, Luc Houtkamp, Christina Viola Oorebeek, chair and Wouter Snoei. Because of the focus on works for Disklavier and visuals/video, we invited Karl Klomp, visual artist, to join the jury. Also, the composers, Ji Youn Kang and Lucas Wiegerink, participants of the Ulysses Network Project "Disklavier plus", were asked to be members.
As stated in our announcement, the winners of the competition, Andreas Greiner and Tyler Friedman will be invited to perform and present "Multitudes" in the Disklavier Research Project concert on September 9, 2015 in the Gaudeamus Music Week (http://www.muziekweek.nl) in Utrecht in the Netherlands.
The Conlon Foundation Residencies's started this week in the Muziekhuis Utrecht in the Netherlands in collaboration with the Gaudeamus Foundation.
Four composers were selected from a large group of international applications:
Leo Grant (United Kingdom)
Kosmas Giannoutakis (Austria)
who are sharing the first period in the Disklavier studio from May 25 - June 5
Farshid Samandari (Canada)
Boris Bezemer (Netherlands)
who will be sharing the second period spread over three weeks from June 15 - July 3rd.
Conlon board members Robert van Heumen, Wouter Snoei, Luc Houtkamp and Christina Viola Oorebeek are giving feedback to the composers during these weeks.
During the Gaudeamus Musicweek from September 9-13, the compositions for Disklavier and electronics resulting from the residencies of these four composers will be presented in The Disklavier Research Project concert. Also, in this concert the composition of the winner of the 3rd Disklavier Plus Competition 2015 will be performed, as well as a student work chosen from a workshop given by Robert van Heumen in collaboration with the Conservatory of the Hague.
This spring Conlon will organize a workshop for students of Martijn Padding at the Royal Conservatory of The Hague. The workshop consists of 2 days with introduction and tutoring by Robert van Heumen. Those two days are a few weeks apart; in the time between the students will have access to the Disklavier to experiment and construct a composition for Disklavier Plus (Disklavier with the addition of electonics, preparation, extra players, etc). This workshop is on invitation only: current selected participants are Andrius Arutiunian, Eirik Brandal, Yvonne Freckman and Anna Mikhailova.
The Conlon Foundation is happy to announce the 3rd Conlon Music Prize for Disklavier Plus 2015. The Conlon Foundation is seeking adventurous new works for the electronic reproducing piano, generically known as the Disklavier. For this competition, the focus is on works for (Yamaha) Disklavier, electronics and visuals, with the option of using a pianist. Works not employing visuals are also welcome, as the most important criterium for winning the competition will always be artistic quality. Using alternative controllers (for example, joysticks, Wiiremotes, sensor suits, wireless controllable toys) video, live sampling or the "preparation" of the Disklavier are among the possible techniques to be utilized in the realization of the composer's artistic ideas.
The prize of the competition will consist of a performance in the prestigious 2015 Gaudeamus Muziekweek in the Netherlands. The jury will consist of a panel of experts in the field of electro-acoustic new music and visuals, and will judge the submissions for the prize on originality, musicality and performance feasibility. One work will be selected as the winner. The decision of the jury will be made public no later than July 20, 2015. The Conlon Foundation as well as the Gaudeamus Muziekweek will use their national and international networks to generate more performances of the winning work.
Guidelines for the competition:
The deadline for submissions is June 21st, 2015 and should include:
Submissions can only be done by sending an email to info.at.conlon.dot.nl. The score/description of the work and the biography of the composer must be sent in PDF format. The audio/video preview can be send as attachment if it is less than 10MB. Otherwise is has to be available for download. Composers can apply to use the Disklavier to prepare for a submission. The Disklavier is permanently housed in the Utrecht Music House with whom Conlon has a permanent collaboration.
For more information about the Gaudeamus Muziekweek: http://www.muziekweek.nl
In 2015 the Conlon Foundation is starting up a residency program for composers interested in working with the foundation's Yamaha Disklavier to create an imaginative composition for Disklavier solo with electronics, and/or for combinations with other media, with the option of using a pianist. Using alternative controllers, video, live sampling or the 'preparation' of the Disklavier are among the possible techniques to be utilized in the realization of the composer's artistic ideas.
In collaboration with Gaudeamus, the Conlon Foundation offers a two week residency in one of the studios in the Muziekhuis Utrecht, The Netherlands. Aside from the Disklavier, these studios are equipped with a (possibly multichannel) sound system, various microphones and other equipment. The intention is to host two residents in the same period sharing the studio, to encourage crossfertilisation. The residency should eventually result in a composition to be performed at a concert organized by Gaudeamus.
The residency entails the use of a studio and the Disklavier free of charge, as well as an introduction into a broad network of composers, performers and organizers within the Dutch music scene. If residents wish to include a pianist or another instrumentalist, the Conlon Foundation can suggest possible players. The residencies do not include costs for travel, lodging or food, nor costs involved with an optional performer. Conlon can assist in looking for affordable lodging.
To apply, please send an email to info-at-conlon-dot-nl, including a project description and a CV, as well as links to works, samples and other supporting materials. Do not send materials over 10 MB by email. The deadline for applications is February 27, 2015. A total of four (4) composers can be invited to take part in a residency for 2015. Conlon aims to schedule the residencies in the spring of 2015. Exact dates can be negotiated, depending on availability of the studios and the composers' schedules.
Come one, come all!
a very interesting new program of works for Disklavier & Harp, harp solo
Pre Dinner Concert: Disklavier Plus
Aanvang: 17:00 Locatie: KuuB Prijs: online: €10,-/€8,- kassa: €12,-/€10,- ▸ tickets
Componisten: Lucas Wiegerink, Ji Youn Kang, Ben Wallet, Simon Burgers
Het Disklavier is voor componisten immer een uitdagend instrument. Het zelfspelende klavier behoeft namelijk geen pianist waardoor de mogelijkheden immens zijn. Gaudeamus gaf een drietal componisten de opdracht een nieuw werk te schrijven voor Disklavier en live elektronica. Eén van die werken was in de Muziekweek 2013 al te beluisteren. Machi-nory van Ji Youn Kang maakte toen veel indruk en beleeft nu een terechte reprise. Lucas Wiegerink voegt de harp toe aan zijn werk voor Disklavier en fixeert zich in het bijzonder op de mogelijkheden van de pedalen van zowel harp als Disklavier. Ben Wallet schreef een Sonate voor Disklavier waarin de gehele muziekgeschiedenis in raptempo voorbij komt. Het concert vangt aan met een solo harpwerk van Simon Burgers
Lucas Wiegerink (NL 1985) Sonata for 10 Pedals (in samenwerking met Robert van Heumen, geluidsontwerp)
Ji Youn Kang (KR 1977) machi-nory
Ben Wallet (NL 1985) Bolus de Beer (Sonata voor Disklavier)
Simon Burgers (NL 1958) Senza Pedale
'Sonate for 10 pedals'
Music and concept by Lucas Wiegerink, electronic design by Robert van Heumen
Performers: Anneleen Schuitemaker (Utrecht), Gunnhildur Einarsdóttir (Darmstadt)
Machine versus human, pedals versus strings, emotional versus mechanical
The premiere is in Darmstadt during the 47th International Summer Course for New Music on
August 14 at 16:00h
From the flyer: " 'Sonate for 10 pedals' is what it suggests: a composition based around the
3 pedals of a Disklavier and the 7 pedals of a harp."
The Dutch premiere will be in Utrecht at the Gaudeamus Muziekweek on September 13 at 17:00h
More info on this Ulysses Network Project
The Stichting Conlon has chosen the composition by John Nichols III:
The Pillar for amplified prepared Disklavier electronic sounds (2013)
as the winning work of the second international Conlon Music Prize 2013 for Disklavier Plus.
As stated in our announcement, John Nichols, the winner of the competition, will be invited to perform and present his work in the 2013 Gaudeamus Music Week (see information below + link).
We had seventeen entries of diverse styles and characters in this edition of the Conlon Music Prize, sent to us from Norway, Finland, Italy, The Netherlands, Canada, UK and the United States.
The jury consisting of Henk Heuvelmans, Luc Houtkamp, Wouter Snoei, Robert van Heumen en Christina V. Oorebeek also awarded two honorable mentions - to Lawrence Dunn, for "Fast music for automatic piano with prerecorded sounds (2103)" and to Bryan Jacobs for "DIS UN IL IM IR".
Ulysses is the renowned European network for the promotion and support of emerging contemporary music talents. Gaudeamus Muziekweek showcases the fruits of this European collaboration on organ and Disklavier, as well as during the pre-dinner concerts by the Curious Chamber Players from Sweden in a series entitled Discover Europe.
To further European musical collaboration, young composers Ji Youn Kang, Vito Žuraj, and Ville Raasakka have been commissioned to create new work for Disklavier and (live) electronics. In March, they met in Utrecht for a two-day workshop under the tutelage of Dutch composers who have a lot of experience in working with Disklavier plus electronics and who trained the aspiring composers in the art of creating a work from scratch. This workshop resulted in the following pieces:
Ji Youn Kang - machi-nory
Vito Žuraj - Matrix
Ville Raasakka - White as Winter's Threads
These works will be premiered during Gaudeamus Muziekweek alongside The Pillar by John Nichols, the winning piece of the 2nd Conlon Music Prize for Disklavier Plus for Yamaha Disklavier.
The Utrecht Uitfeest is the festive opening of the cultural season. Gaudeamus Muziekweek takes part with two afternoon concerts in the festival hub at Museum Speelklok. Both concerts are a perfect match for Speelklok, with its fine collection of mechanical instruments. Composer Christina Oorebeek and VJ Karl Klomp present Circulus, a new work for Disklavier – a piano that plays without a human operator – and live video. Thomas Bensdorp, who will return later in the week with a new piece for the Curious Chamber Players, stages a powerful family portrait through his composition Family Plot for automated music boxes, voice-over, electronics, and video.
1.00, 2.30 and 4.00 PM: Christina Oorebeek & Karl Klomp - Circulus
1.45, 3.15 and 4:45 PM: Thomas Bensdorp - Family Plot
ULYSSES network PROJECT
Disklavier plus is a Ulysses Network Project initiated by the Gaudeamus Music Week. Four young European composers have been commissioned to write a new work for disklavier and (live-) electronics:
Ji Youn Kang, Steffen Krebber, Ville Raasakka, Lukas Wiegerink and Vito Zuraj
The works will be premiered in September 2013 during the Gaudeamus Music Week and at a later date in Finland, France and Germany.
Disklavier Plus Workshop March 18 and 19, 2013 Utrechtse Muziekhuis
Monday, March 18
Four members of the Conlon foundation led the two day workshop as an introduction to the uses and eccentricities of the Yamaha MarkIII Disklavier, owned by the Conlon Foundation, and housed in the Utrechtse Muziekhuis. Henk Heuvelmans, director of Gaudeamus gave an introduction to the Ulysses project and workshop and sketched the opportunities offered to the participants.
Robert van Heumen, composer, gave the first presentation and lecture about his own work and his position at STEIM (2001-2011) doing project co-ordinating and leading workshops. He showed some images of his perfoming setup for the various collaborations and ensembles he plays in, oa with Anne La Berge in Shackle.
In his composition for Disklavier, "The Sound of the Machine" A composition for Disklavier, laptop-instrument and flute with electronics, he explores extended techniques to make the movements of the mechanisms of the Disklavier audible. These sounds form structural elements of the sound pallette of the piece. He utilized the Yamaha Silent mode for the non-pitched sounds of the piano mechanics and also amplified the amplified the metal bar underneath the instrument containing the mechanism, producing interesting timbres.
Robert also demonstrated the basic settings of the instrument, which can be programmed in the unit attached to the instrument.
Christina Viola Oorebeek, composer, presented a series of images of the history of the pianola and re-producing piano, leading up to the development of the electronically driven instrument we have come to know generically as the Disklavier. A crucial figure in this development was highlighted, the brilliant American engineer, Wayne Stahnke, who designed the first solenoid based player system in the 1970s. He developed this into a more sophisticated version in the 1980s. He is also the inventor of the Live Performance Model LX player system which combines techniques developed and refined over the past 30 years in combination with new technology developed by Zenph Studios in the United States.
Oorebeek also discussed the composing processes of her two works for Disklavier, which include combining audio and midi material and exploring solutions for the limitations of the Disklavier. For 'Tuning Studies' versions I and II, she was confronted with an early model of the Yamaha Disklavier, which had limititions with touch sensitivity and the speed of repeating notes. In 'Chromotoy II', she combined 'live prepared piano sounds' with live sampling and processing of six regions of midi notes that were controlled with a midi interface.
Round table discussion:
Ji Youn Kang, Steffen Krebber, Ville Raasakka, Lukas Wiegerink and Vito Zuraj introduced themselves and their work and gave a preliminary concept of the direction they want to explore in composing for Disklavier.
Ji Youn Kang
Idea for the Ulysses Disklavier Plus Project
One of the most interesting aspects on the Disklavier is that it is a communicable instrument: it not only receives MIDI signal from a medium, in this case from a computer, but also sends its information. This feature inspires me to think deeply on the possibility how it can be self-feeding and can continuously play itself. Such a situation is different from receiving all the data from a pre-made program in computer in order to be performed.
When it comes to composing for Live Electronics especially, this can be the point where one can start building a whole musical form and structure using computer. The feedback, both of the necessary data to play and of the sound it can produce such as the familiar piano sound and the machinery sound it generates, is searchable. As any other feedback phenomenon, the MIDI signal feedback together with the audio feedback from microphones and speakers that will be attached to the strings and the body of Disklavier can be chaotic. Accordingly, to produce a stabilized, controllable system for the instrument to play will be a big part of the process of the composition. Such an idea, I believe, can be the point to empower its characteristics as a 'self-playable' instrument.
Steffen Krebber
In my series confusions - the piece for disklavier will be part of - i try to find music in music. Ethnographical recordings of solo flute music from Papua New Guinea inside of early renaissance vocal music from Italy. Bird songs in spectralism. Yodeling pygmies in serialism. Machine sounds in frogs. And the history of electronic dance music in Wagner.
For the disklavier piece i will confront additively synthesized environmental, nature imitating sounds played by a mono speaker into the piano with coalesced music from different genres seen through the eyes of a machine: piano.
Ville Raasakka
A piece for an extended piano. The focus is the piano-sound, which is extended from it's natural qualities and possibilites. No other sound-material than piano is used as raw material for the electronics. The instrument is extended on the keyboard with the disklavier-mechanics. The disklavier mechanics are then extended with a soundfile presenting the disklavier in a quartertone-setting and extended piano-techniques not possible for a human-player to perform. The soundfile is in it's part extended with electronics that expand a keyboard-like orientation on sound (isolated hammer-sound, attack-envelope, resonance, overtones, humming,interference, decay) further than possible with normal, real-life and real-time acoustics.
Vitoj Zuraj
My idea for the Disklavier-piece is to combine the Disklavier with a high-quality piano sampler, sounding from the speakers below the Disklavier. That piano sampler is to resemble different piano tunings: quarter-tone complementary to the Disklavier tuning as well as mean-tone or Kirnberger temperaments. Concerning the Disklavier technique I am particularly interested in exploring of the lowest key velocity values and tone repetition limitations. Over last three years I was developing an Max/MSP based algorithmic environment called M-Matrix which works like an assistant for calculation of complex rhythms and pitch combinations. I am going to modify that patch in order to work with it directly on Disklavier.
Tuesday March 19
Luc Houtkamp, composer and improvisor, has worked extensively with the Disklavier, but has been involved with other instruments and projects in the last years, among which founding and directing the POW Ensemble.
Luc suggested having a discussion of what the motivation could be for using a midi-driven acoustic instrument in a time when contemporary media offer such seemingly limitless possibilities for electronic music. Some of the comments and arguments reached:
__the Disklavier is by definition, an acoustic instrument with its specific spatial sound production. Each Disklavier has its own 'individuality' in tone color, as every acoustic instrument does.
__it can play musical material that one, and often, two pianists could not perform. This can involve very fast notes but, also, highly polyphonic music.
__it is possible to explore the sounds of the tone production of the Disklavier in ways impossible with an acoustic piano
__by utilizing the option of midi-out, it can be used as a controller of video, for example, or other interfaces receiving midi messages.
__the instrument can receive midi messages through video tracking or the use of sensors
Luc's work has been centered on creating 'improvisation robots', to combine through-composed music with improvisation. He has performed many pieces, having his own saxophone improvisations interact with the Disklavier, via the 'improvisation robots' he designed in Max/Msp. He wrote the software to provide the robot its own performance directions, its 'own mind', in the sense of algorhythmic organisation and choice of the variables fed into the program.
Wouter Snoei, composer, spoke over his piece "The Game" (2011), an interactive work in the form of a computer game, in which the keys of the piano are the game buttons and triggers. Simple instructions are projected on a laptop screen or Ipad on the piano desk and/or a standing screen. By achieving the progressive levels of the game, the player is, in fact, performing the piece. No experience as a musician is required!
Wouter explained in detail the settings and use of midi-out which is crucial to the performance of 'The Game'. Also, he spoke of his own testing of the instrument and his conclusions.
Brainstorming sessions:
On Monday and Tuesday afternoons there was a lively exchange between all the participants of the workshop, testing various parameters of the instrument and comparing results. The contacts between the composers and Conlon members promise a continuing and valuable collaboration. All in all, these two days formed an auspicious start to the Ulysses Project. Gaudeamus and Conlon look forward to the premieres of the new works at the Gaudeamus Music Week.
In collaboration with Gaudeamus Muziekweek and Muziekhuis Utrecht, the Conlon Foundation is organizing a 2-day seminar concerning the use of the Disklavier. This will take place at Muziekhuis Utrecht on March 18 and 19, 2013. The seminar will be lead by several composers/performers who have been active with this instrument in many different projects in the recent past: Robert van Heumen, Wouter Snoei, Luc Houtkamp, Wim de Ruiter and Christina Oorebeek. Each of these experts will show examples of very different ways of working with the instrument. There will be discussions on what to do and what not to do with this very specific instrument, both on a technical and a conceptual level. On the second day there will also be some time for hands-on experience with the instrument, depending on the number of participants.
This seminar is held in the context of the The Conlon Music Prize for Disklavier Plus and can be attended free of charge.
If you are interested in participating, please send an email to info(at)conlon.nl including a bit of info about yourself, and the reason why you'd like to join us for this seminar. The space can only hold a limited number of participants.
As of January 1 of this year, Conlon's Disklavier is permanentely moved to Muziekhuis Utrecht.
The Conlon Foundation offers the use of its Disklavier to composers, musicians, venues and conservatoriums for professional performances of existing literature for the instument and to stimulate the creation of new works. Composers can work with the instruments for a modest fee. For use by venues and conservatoriums and other institutions and for concerts in venues in the Netherlands special financial arrangements are made. Independant composers can apply for a try-out session with the instrument for one time. Technical assistence from Conlon is not available in situ. If a longer period of use is desired, a fee will be determined.
Conservatoriums, schools and studio's can apply to use the Disklavier for projects or workshops with students. Conlon can offer introductory sessions for this purpose and provide artistic advice and coaching, as well as assisting with presentations and concerts, for example, in collaboration with new music venues in the Netherlands.
Conlon Board members Robert van Heumen and Christina Oorebeek will be attending the Interactive Keyboard Symposium in London this weekend.
Robert's piece "The Sound of the Machine" (2011) for Disklavier, tape, laptop-instrument and flute with electronics has been selected for performance in Concert III of the Symposium (Sunday 11 November, 14:00-15:30, Great Hall at Goldsmiths College). Anne La Berge will perform on flute.
For a full schedule of the symposium: schedule.pdf
The Conlon Foundation is announcing the second Conlon Music Prize for Disklavier Plus for a new work for Yamaha Disklavier.
Details on submissions can be found here.
zondag 13 november
Grafisch Atelier
Disklavier Plus Concert
Disklavier Plus
Werk van Chad Langford / Gert-Jan Prins / Daniel Schorno / Danny de Graan / Robert van Heumen / Wouter Snoei
14.00 uur:
Chad Langford: YAMAHA / ENIGMA
Gert-Jan Prins: Cavity; the Player Piano Version
15.00 uur:
Daniel Schorno: MI(C)RACLE
Danny de Graan: Face it (met Stephanie Pan: zang)
16.00 uur:
Robert van Heumen: Het geluid van de machine
Wouter Snoei: The Game
De Amerikaans/Mexicaanse componist Conlon Nancarrow (1912-1997) had een muzikaal visioen. Composities die zo complex waren dat mensenhanden ze niet konden uitvoeren. Uiteindelijk realiseerde hij veel van zijn duizelingwekkende, baanbrekende muziek op de mechanische player piano. Op mechanische en computergestuurde muziekinstrumenten openen zich geheel nieuwe klankwerelden voor jonge componisten. Sinds kort heeft Nederland een stichting ter ere van de pioniersgeest van Conlon Nancarrow. Stichting Conlon wil het gebruik van nieuwe en bestaande gemidificeerde akoestische instrumenten, zoals de disklavier, stimuleren en de ontwikkeling van nieuw werk voor deze instrumenten aanmoedigen. In samenwerking met de Gaudeamus Muziekweek presenteert November Music nieuwe werken voor disklavier en live electronics die in opdracht van Stichting Conlon zijn geschreven. Zo componeert Wouter Snoei een interactief werk voor disklavier, computer en publieksparticipant ('The Game') en duikt Amerikaan Chad Langford in de complexe, muzikale mathematica van de Enigma code uit de Tweede Wereldoorlog. Daniel Schorno wil op zijn beurt het 'eeuwig doorgaande trappenhuis' van Escher verklanken in zijn 'The-never-ending-cycle' en schrijft een werk voor disklavier, ipod en de befaamde Crackle Box van Michel Waisvisz uit de Steim studios.
Disklavier Plus
During the Gaudeamus Music Week in Utrecht in the Netherlands,
Conlon presents two concerts in Museum Speelklok with new works and the winner of the first Conlon Music Award for Disklavier Plus, Julian Scordato!
for more information and tickets:
Thursday September 8, 2011
Start: 12:30 & 17:00 Location: Museum Speelklok
Artists: Sarah Nicolls, Stephanie Pan, Robert van Heumen, Anne LaBerge
Composers: Wouter Snoei, Chad Langford, Gert-Jan Prins, Hugo Morales, Daniel Schorno, Danny de Graan, Robert van Heumen, Julian Scordato
Stichting Conlon was set up to stimulate the use of novel and existing midified acoustic instruments (for example the Disklavier) and to encourage the development of new works for such instruments. Last year Conlon and STEIM created the first Conlon Music Award for Disklavier Plus. In addition to work by the winner of the award, [today] the compositions that Conlon has commissioned will be performed in – where else! – Museum Speelklok. The program consists of two parts. At 12:30 a concert starts with works by Wouter Snoei, Chad Langford, Hugo Morales, and Gert-Jan Prins. From 5 o'clock the programme features compositions by Daniel Schorno, Robert van Heumen, Danny de Graan, and the winner of the International Conlon Music Prize for Disklavier Plus 2011.
Entry: €7,50 a combination ticket that gives access to both concerts or
Entry: €5,- for each concert
Concert I
Start: 12:30 Location: Museum Speelklok
Entry: €5,-
Artists: Sarah Nicolls
Composers: Wouter Snoei, Chad Langford, Gert-Jan Prins, Hugo Morales
Concert II
Start: 17:00 Location: Museum Speelklok
Entry: €5,-
Artists: Stephanie Pan, Robert van Heumen, Anne LaBerge
Composers: Danny de Graan, Daniel Schorno, Robert van Heumen, Julian Scordato
The Italian composer, Julian Scordato has been chosen as the winner of the first edition of the composition competition "Disklavier Plus". His work "Axon" (for disklavier and live-electronics, 2011) was selected from fourteen entries from nine countries by a jury was comprised of Christina Viola Oorebeek, Wim de Ruiter, Robert van Heumen, Wouter Snoei en Henk Heuvelmans.
Julian Scordato wil be present at the performance of his prize-winning work, "Axon" on September 8th in the Museum Speelklok in Utrecht as part of the Gaudeamus Music Week 2011.
Date: Monday April 11
Time: 20:30
Location: STEIM, Utrechtsedwarsstraat 134, Amsterdam
This year Conlon has two important projects to encourage and facilitate new works for the Disklavier. The sounding results of these projects will be presented in a concert during the Gaudeamus Muziekweek 2011 in Utrecht.
The first project is the first Conlon International Music Prize for Disklavier Plus. The submitted works for the competition may be composed for Disklavier solo with electronics, for Disklavier with one acoustic instrument, and/or for combinations with other media. Using alternative controllers (for example, joysticks, Wiiremotes, sensor suits, wireless controllable toys), live sampling or the "preparation" of the Disklavier are among the possible techniques to be utilized in the realization of the composer's artistic ideas. The winner of the Conlon International Music Prize for Disklavier Plus will be announced at the latest on July 20, 2011
.Secondly, Conlon has an ongoing project to create varied and adventurous works for Disklavier. In the context of that project, six composers were invited by Conlon to write a new work: Danny de Graan, Chad Langford, Robert van Heumen, Daniel Schorno, Gert-Jan Prins and Wouter Snoei.In the two weeks preceeding April 11 the invited composers have had the opportunity to work in STEIM's studio 3 with the Disklavier to experiment with the possibilities of the instrument. On this evening some of them will present their work in progress. There will be a combination of discussion, concepts, and short musical previews.
More information on the Prize: http://www.conlon.nl.
Both presentations were held on the kick-off presentation of the Conlon Competition for Disklavier Plus.
The composition Valves by Hugo Morales was performed by Sarah Nicolls on the kick-off presentation of the Conlon Competition for Disklavier Plus.
Luc Houtkamp performed his piece for saxophone and Disklavier.
The Conlon Foundation is announcing the first Conlon Music Prize for Disklavier Plus for a new work for Yamaha Disklavier. The prize of the competition will consist of a performance in the prestigious 2011 Gaudeamus Music Week in the Netherlands.
The kickoff of the Competition will take place at STEIM as a part part of the Gaudeamus Muziekweek 2010. During this event a new work by Hugo Morales Murguía for Disklavier, pianist and electronics will be performed by Sarah Nicolls and the composer. There will be presentations by Christina Oorebeek on the history of the player piano and her own work for the Disklavier, by Frank Baldé (software programmer STEIM) on using alternative controllers with STEIM's junXion software in combination with the Disklavier, and by Luc Houtkamp on pitch recognition and its use with the Disklavier. Afterwards there will be drinks and opportunities to talk about the competition in an informal fashion.
Date: September 7, 2010
Time: 14:30 – 16:30
Entrance: free
Location: STEIM, Utrechtsedwarsstraat 134, Amsterdam
The Conlon Foundation is announcing the first Conlon Music Prize for Disklavier Plus for a new work for Yamaha Disklavier. Details on submissions can be found here.
The official Conlon Foundation website is online.


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Now it's not really football – as in the game – that I hate it's more the people who are actually involved in it in one way or another.
Particularly; the fans.
I like watching England play but what completely naffs me off is when you get shouty fans yelling at the screen when it is glaringly obvious that they have no idea what is going on. For example shouting "referee!" for no reason at the telly when the ref isn't even in sight and anyway, it's not actually the ref it's the lines man... Duuuh...!!!
Another point – which also bothers me – is that they have no idea of any history of the football team whatsoever! Plane crashes, Busby, Hillsborough etc. They just focus on the here and now. They don't even know how, when or why football was invented. They just read the glossies. Since when has a footballer's choice of car borne any relevance to the match itself?
Then we get the non-committal types. The people who only support a team because their friends do, because their boyfriend or girlfriend does... They buy the team strip, wear it down the pub and they're in the 'gang'... Is that all it takes? Maybe if I come to work dressed in a suit and sit in the head's office his secretary will totally accept me as the new leader of the school and I'll get a pay rise to boot!
It's a nice thought but in the real world acceptance doesn't just happen overnight.
I also can't comprehend the whole "loose Geography" thing that football has acquired over the years. Is it something like "96% of Manchester United supporters don't live in the UK"? I have four brothers, two older, two younger; the eldest doesn't do football in general, the younger two support City and the other supports United. But then all of a sudden one of the City fans decided to support Newcastle! It happened right before my very absence! One minute his room was blue and then the next it was...


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After an ambitious deal to end hostilities in Syria within a week was signed early on Friday,
doubts emerged over its viability as it excludes the Islamic State group and Al-Qaeda's local branch.
US Secretary of State John Kerry admitted there were "no illusions" about the difficulty of implementing a nationwide "cessation of hostilities" between regime forces and rebels as
he announced the deal in Munich alongside Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov.
The 17-nation International Syria Support Group also agreed that "sustained delivery" of humanitarian aid will begin "immediately", with a new UN task force meeting later in
Geneva to start pushing for much greater access to "besieged and hard-to-reach areas".
The deal, struck in late night talks in Munich, went further than expected, with Lavrov talking about "direct contacts between the Russian and US military" on the ground, where the powers are backing opposing sides in the five-year-old conflict.
But after a fortnight in which the forces of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad have besieged the key rebel city of Aleppo with the help of heavy Russian bombing, several nations put the onus on Moscow to implement the Syria deal.
"Through its military action on the side of Assad's regime, Russia had recently seriously compromised the political process. Now there is a chance to save this process," foreign ministry spokeswoman Christiane Wirzt said.
"What is important now is embracing this opportunity, stopping the airstrikes, ceasing targeting civilians and providing humanitarian access," added Turkish Foreign Minister
Mevlut Cavusoglu on Twitter.
Analysts remained sceptical about the chances of ending the bloodshed.
"(The agreement) is ambitious and yet very tenuous…there are huge question marks," said Julien Barnes-Dacey, of the European Council on Foreign Relations.
The failure to include Al-Qaeda affiliate Al-Nusra in the cessation of hostilities was particularly important, he said, since the group is active in Aleppo and surrounding regions,
and many of the more "moderate" rebels have links with it.
"In many ways this Munich meeting was thrust to the fore by the situation in Aleppo, and yet the conditions of the agreement do not seem to apply to Aleppo," said Barnes-Dacey.
"Talking about Nusra works in the Russians' favour since so many rebel groups have ties to Nusra. This effectively gives the green light for the Syrian government and its allies to carry on military action while paying lip service to the agreement."
Lavrov underlined that "terrorist organisations" such as IS and Al-Nusra "do not fall under the truce, and we and the US-led coalition will keep fighting these structures". But other analysts struck an optimistic note, saying it was significant that the US and Russia had been able to strike a deal at all.


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i think i want a gold wedding gown!!! Any ladies here that had or want one for there upcoming nuptials??
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I think that would be awesome!!!!!! If you do it please post pictures!
Ohhh amazing idea, that dress....to die for!
Here are some more gold wedding dressing I found on Google quick for inspiration:
OnyxDiva i am loving that dress!! whos the designer
Ditto Elise, I saw wedding do-over! Let's go shopping ;)
Hello ladies...... I have to agree all of these dresses are lovely....
My dress is gold and I am totally in love with it.... It has to be altered but here is a pic of it.... It looks kind of ivory-ish in this pic but it's gold according to the designer....
I think it would be nice, my dress was of the champagne family and you couldn't even tell it had a hint of pink :)
My dress wasn't gold but a chocolate brown. I am totally obsessed with coor wedding dresses. I think it would be gorgeous!


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The thought definitely matters. The presentation? Well, that's up for grabs. So I've created 10 tips for wrapping those perfectly thoughtful presents a little less than perfectly. Okay, okay a lot less:
1. Don't buy enough wrapping paper
Nothing says Merry Christmas like neon Happy Birthday paper. This will lead into a natural discussion of the birth of Christ and the reason Christmas exists in the first place. It'll be like you planned it. Almost.
Because I live in fear of this scenario, I have the reverse problem:
Every time I buy Christmas wrapping paper, I realize I already had Christmas wrapping paper.
— Taylor Family (@TheYuleLog) December 18, 2011
2. Don't buy enough "Santa" paper
Santa's favorite method of wrapping is a stocking. He fills it with small items curated by elves and calls it a night. If Santa also chooses to use wrapping paper on larger gifts in your house, be sure to he's stocked up. A half wrapped sled is sadder than a sled wrapped in its entirety.
3. Don't buy enough gift-wrap tape
See #4.
4. If it has adhesive on one side, consider it gift-wrap tape
This includes masking, duct, packaging, painter's, medical and athletic varieties as they can all get the job done. Band-Aids work too, but if you have to resort to them you've reached a new low, friends.
5. Accidentally purchase reusable adhesive tape
You've got more than enough tape. Hooray! However, you discover at 10:30pm on Christmas Eve that what looks like normal gift-wrap tape is actually the repositionable kind with Sticky Note-style adhesive. Turns out Sticky Notes aren't all that sticky. This will not end well.
6. Find those adorably festive gift tags December 26th
But you'll so totally use them next year!
7. Spill alcohol on a present
You only need to rewrap if it absorbs before you wipe it off.
8. Bleed on a present
Wrapping paper cuts sting. However, wounds from its cardboard tube gouge far deeper. Good thing you have Band-Aids.
9. Hide at least one present so well you lose it completely
With any luck, it'll turn up right before a birthday.
10. Don't wrap Santa's presents until the last possible minute
Late night fatigue leads to impatience which leads to gifts getting wrapped progressively worse. The plus side? Leaving Santa's for last means there's someone other than you to take the heat.
In the end, it doesn't matter whether your presents look like they have been wrapped by magical Pinterest elves or angry trolls. The most important thing is a room full of smiles on Christmas morning.
I remember being excited to get an iPhone mostly for its camera taking capabilities. You mean I can see my pictures, here and now? Sweet (but expensive)! I held out awhile but finally purchased one during the third trimester of my second pregnancy. However, I didn't tweet my birth.
That was over five years ago and now I'm starting to feel that all the instant seeing, editing, cropping and filtering is too much. Too many pictures are too edited into some idea of perfection and immediately posted. If the lighting on your breakfast croissant isn't quite right, you can change it. Also, years ago, I had photo albums. Actual books of my photos with pages of that adhesive paper and clear film that never stays flat after you pull it up once. For years I put nearly every picture I developed in one. Now, aside from my children's school projects, I hardly ever print pictures anymore. I take tons, but I stopped printing them en masse when my first child was around two. He's eight.
I fell out of love with printed photos because I know what's in that processing envelope before I open it. That is, until recently.
Inspired by my son's preschool that gives their "Star of the Week" a disposable camera to document their special status, I started giving both of my sons their own.
"Take some pictures," I tell them.
I've found that when my kids have a disposable camera in their hands they look around. Take things in. They don't ask to play Angry Birds (as much). And after our Disney trip last year, their developed pictures were a delightful stack of surprises.
My dad lost in Animal Kingdom.
Sure, the camera itself is ugly. As are some of the photos. But for every few not-so-great pictures, you see something that makes you smile. Or laugh out loud. You get a peek at what someone found fascinating at that exact point in time. And not only do you get to see it from their perspective, you have to wait to see it. And once you do, you can put it in a photo album. Well, eventually.
A non-Angry Birds bird. Yes!
Elephant butts = picture worthy
So that's what I look like speaking to the concierge upon arrival.
I think Giraffes are cool. My eight year old agrees.
And this one simply looks like child wonder.
Oh, disposable cameras, you've charmed me. And Lena Dunham, too. She thinks you're thrilling enough to post on Instagram.
Then put down the wooden spoon, back away from the bowl and check out my 15 Thing I Tell My Kids Not to Do (But Do Myself) post on scarymommy.com.
Here's to dads!
For the record, those power lines are nowhere near his head like my iPhone photography would lead you to believe. And he ended up knocking the toy airplane down with a Nerf football.


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First Breaths Research Project
Lung disease, such as asthma, pneumonia, COPD and lung cancer, kills more people every year than heart disease and stroke, according to the World Health Organisation[1]. It is estimated that over 6 million Australians suffer from respiratory problems and they cause 14% of all deaths and over 250,000 hospitalisations each year.
Unfortunately research in this area is significantly underfunded in Australia,[2] so the Lung Foundation Australia and the Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand have joined together to create a new research program called Lungs for Life. Its objective is to raise funds to identify crucial gaps in knowledge or treatment and conduct research that will benefit the millions of Australians of all ages, who have respiratory disease. Infants are most affected by infections such as pneumonia and influenza, whilst asthma has a major impact on children and young adults. In older Australians, lung cancer and COPD are leading causes of death.
We know that the origins of many of these diseases are in early childhood. Sadly, we see children as young as three years old who already have damaged lungs[3]. This in turn leads to a much higher likelihood of these children growing into young adults, with no history of smoking, who go on to develop COPD[4] and other serious lung diseases.
The Lungs for Life Committee has identified the urgent need for more research on how to protect the lungs of these very young children from damage. It is vital that we learn what are its causes and how to protect children from them, so that we can improve their health for the rest of their lives. This means investigating the links between a vulnerable child's genome and potential threats, such as allergens, pollutants, infections, vaccines, prenatal smoking, early nutrition and activity levels.
It is likely that protecting lung health and development for children under five will impact on the future respiratory health and quality of life for the population as a whole.[5] It would also help to prevent widespread chronic respiratory conditions such as COPD and decrease the devastating toll of adult respiratory diseases.
Research is one of the most effective ways to improve the prevention, detection, treatment and management of lung disease, but research doesn't happen in a vacuum and Lung Foundation Australia and TSANZ are seeking partners, who are interested in research projects to help protect the lungs of young children in Australia.
For more information or to make a donation click here.
[1] http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs310/en/
[2] Ranganathan S, European Respiratory Journal, 2010,Vol 36, 716-717
[3] Saglani S et al. Early detection of airway wall remodeling and eosinophilic inflammation in preschool wheezers. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2007;176:858-64
[4] Tran H et al. Development of COPD in a cohort study of child asthma. Respirol 2010;14S1.A3.
[5] Hole DJ et al. Impaired lung function and mortality risk. BMJ 1996;313: 711–5.


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"One of a kind, one at a time."
Tuesday, February 19, 2013
On The Bobbin
From today's photo shoot. Art yarn I started this morning. Merino/tencel with cocoons of sari silk and angelina. Oh my.
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Twerk Alert: Miley Coming to Toyota Center March 16
We knew it was coming -- she announced it on SNL two weeks ago -- but now Houston knows when it will collide with the "Wrecking Ball."
This morning Live Nation announced that Miley Cyrus, controversial pop star and daughter of mullet royalty, will bring her Bangerz tour to Toyota Center on March 16. Tickets go on sale 10 a.m. Saturday, November 16 through livenation.com.
Since she stuck out her tongue and ground on Robin Thicke at the MTV VMAs in late August, Cyrus' ability to rile up the media has been unmatched by any pop singer in recent memory. But instead of wilting, she has come through it quite well, showing a quick sense of humor and determination not to take herself too seriously.
No doubt she has Lady Gaga (who has a new album out next week, y'know) wondering where all her headlines have gone. Cyrus is not winning any cool points for allegedly making out with Good Charlotte's Benji Madden recently, though.
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Friday, January 6, 2012
embracing (or enduring) chaos
You know all those lovely pictures of perfect rooms flooding your bloglist? Do they ever make you feel like you can't post a picture of your not-quite perfect rooms? (Although of course your rooms are perfect.) I am here to relieve any doubts or insecurities you may have. This is what my home office/workspace looks like right now:
Totally out of control. Too many projects. I was trying to get everything organized and getting totally stressed out, but then I told myself to let it go. Do what I have to do. I'll get to it (it being restoring some order) when I can. Then I felt a lot better.
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Jen... Do you follow Susan @Between Naps on the Porch (betweennapsontheporch.blogspot.com)? She has documented the metamorphosis of her son's bedroom into her home office. It's enough to make a clutterbug like me shutter! However, she has created an awesome (and enviable) workspace.
Your environment looks cozy and familiar to me. I have a sign over my desk at work... If a cluttered desk signs a cluttered mind, of what then, is an empty desk a sign? Albert Einstein
Smiles...Susan (not the neat one)
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This French onion grilled cheese is loaded with sweet caramelized onions and gobs of melty, gooey Swiss cheese. I mean, come on! {recipe}
Butternut Squash Bread Soup- thinly sliced butternut squash & fresh herbs layered into sourdough bread, caramelized onions, & cheese.
Overnight Fruity French Toast Casserole
Perfectly portioned French toast muffins peppered with raspberries and filled with a sweet cream cheese filling.
Vegetarian French Onion Soup! Super flavorful, rich and comforting. A must-make this Fall and Winter {recipe}
Maple Chocolate Chip French Toast Muffins
Aromatic, buttery and almond-y spiced red-wine poached pear and frangipane tart.
Are you ready to taste the crispiest French fries ever? Here's everything you need to know about making them!
Perfect French Press Coffee - it's easier than you think {recipe}
Lemon cake with poppy seeds (in french)
Tastes like your favorite apple pie: Spiced Pecan Macarons with Caramelized Apple Buttercream
Healthy 4-ingredient crepes with NO butter and NO sugar, but taste just like traditional crepes!
Seasoned sweet potato fries. Spiced up sweet potato fries for National Fry Day. These are so good, you'll be wondering why this day isn't celebrated 365 days a year.
A traditional Lyonnaise Salad, made of frisée lettuce, tossed in a warm vinaigrette and topped with crispy bacon and a poached egg.
The flavors of French onion soup transported into a hearty, cheesy strata (a savory bread pudding). Fantastic as breakfast, lunch or dinner {recipe}
Sloppy joes: not just for kids anymore. These Loaded Slow Cooker Sloppy Joes will be a hit with the whole family {recipe}
This Fresh Raspberry Almond Tart will impress not only your tastebuds but your eyes too!! A delicious dessert for any occasion.
Baeckeoffe : A tender and delicious oven baked French beef casserole stew from the Alsace region. Beef and potatoes cook to tender perfection. You will love this on a cold winter night!
Golden-yellow, soft yet with just the right amount of crispiness, these homemade fries will melt in your mouth. If you've never tried making these at home, today is the day!
Mini-Guglhopf with Cheese and Rosemary, as good as served in France
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The newest installment in the Mafia-themed contemporary romance series the Eagle Elite by New York Times best-selling author Rachel Van Dyken.
There are two sides to every story, and theirs isn't pretty, but then again, what's pretty about the Mafia? Trace Rooks, that's what. But she wants only one of them, and he'll kill the other before he lets him have her. The only problem is that they're cousins - and she may just be their long-lost enemy. Whoever said college was hard clearly didn't attend Eagle Elite University.
Welcome to hell, also known as the Mafia, where blood is thicker than life, and to keep yours, you must keep your friends close - and your enemies even closer.
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Madison West High School counselor Len Mormino has been a musician most of his life, playing piano as a kid and cutting his teeth as a songwriter here in Madison, but he never dreamed he'd have a global impact.
As coordinator of the Madison for World Health project, he's trying to knock the wind out of three dire threats to global health: AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria. Unlike many other global health campaigns, this one hinges on local efforts: the community-building power of Madison musicians and their fans' willingness to contribute time, money and ideas.
Mormino's managed to rally a diverse set of local folks around a common cause due in large part to his enthusiasm about the arts' capacity to spark social change.
"It's easy to take for granted the creative gifts you have, get sucked into your job and think your niche in life is carved out, but people do have something bigger to contribute," he says. "It's just a matter of encouraging them."
The idea for Madison for World Health materialized in 2006, when Mormino and his wife were watching an episode of Oprah in which U2's Bono stumped for the Global Fund's Red Campaign. Mormino admits that the source of his inspiration is, well, a little bit embarrassing, but is thankful that it got him off the couch.
"The show taught my wife and me something we didn't know before, that these diseases - AIDS, TB and malaria - have their greatest impact in sub-Saharan Africa. The statistics are just shocking - for example, 3,000 people, most of them children, die each day from malaria there, and TB is the leading killer of people with HIV and AIDS - so we decided we didn't want to be spectators anymore."
The statistics don't end there: Mormino did some research and discovered that $5 can buy someone the mosquito netting necessary to avoid the disease and that $10 can provide a child with DOTS, a widely effective malaria treatment.
Mormino realized that a benefit concert with a $15 ticket price could provide those in need with both of these items. However, this was only the half of it: He also resolved to tap into local musicians' power to educate - something that could benefit both them and their fans.
"Giving [globally] is so important and hard to justify with all that's going on our own country - and in Madison - but there's a level of pain and suffering going on in Africa that none of us will ever witness here," he says. "We need to be conscious of that and make it part of our daily lives to understand it better and raise awareness."
The most effective way to use the local music scene, it seemed, wasn't by organizing TV appearances but by encouraging artists to create songs that are specific to the topic.
One fact in particular - that every 14 seconds a child is orphaned by AIDS - got numerous Madison musicians to sign on for the concert and compose songs devoted to educating the community about the disease's global impact. These songs have been compiled on the Madison for World Health CD, also $15, which is available at local retailers, as well as through the project's website, The CD also includes songs by Leo Sidran, Amy Curl and Dan Kennedy, and Marques Bovre, among others. In addition to featuring Schwall, Croft, Bovre and many of the performers from the CD, the concert will include performances by the UW's African Dance Club and the West High School choir, plus an after-concert dance party with music by Emmettville. All money raised from the concert and CD will benefit the Global Fund, an international effort to eradicate AIDS, TB and malaria, as well as the AIDS Network, a local organization working to prevent the disease and support those in the community who have it.


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Chocolate Vanilla Marble Cupcakes: Rich chocolate cake is swirled with classic vanilla to create one incredible cupcake. Top it with chocolate and vanilla swirled frosting for the perfect marble cake!
Guess what?
I'm headed to the big apple!
One of the best trips I've ever been on was an East Coast tour I took with my mom and sister a while back. I fell in love with New York and have always wanted to travel back there, but the timing has never seemed right. But, the truth is, timing will never be exactly right. So when my sister called me and suggested we take a last summer fling to New York, I said absolutely!
We've been planning our itinerary like crazy, which, let's be honest, consists mainly of bakeries to try. But, hey, New York has some of the greatest eateries, and it would be a real shame if I didn't try at least 1/3 of them (they may have to roll me off the plane of my return flight). If you have any suggestions of places to eat or hidden gems of the city, feel free to let me know 🙂
These cupcakes were made for my brother-in-law's birthday, per his request, and I was more than happy to oblige. The only time I've ever eaten marble cake was in my high school government class during our study of federalism. I know, so random. Buuut, anytime there's an excuse to eat cake is just fine by me.
Anyway, I had an epiphany after tasting these bad boys. I have literally been missing out on life for years.
I know I sound dramatic, but it's a simple pairing of classic flavors, but the mix of chocolate and vanilla is out of this world.
As you may have noticed, I am a chocoholic. With my latest chocolate cupcake recipes and obsession with Dove chocolate, I have been on a chocolate kick lately. And the chocolate cake and frosting in this recipe do not disappoint. It would be amazing on its own too, especially if you're in a particularly chocolatey mood.
Yields 12 cupcakes or 1 9-inch cake
15 minPrep Time
20 minCook Time
- 1 2/3 c all purpose flour
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1/4 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/4 c butter, melted
- 1/4 c canola or vegetable oil
- 3/4 c sugar
- 1/4 c brown sugar
- 1 egg + 1 egg white
- 1/4 c greek yogurt
- 3/4 c milk (whole or 2%)
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/4 + 2 Tbsp c cocoa powder
- 3 Tbsp coffee, brewed
- 1/4 tsp espresso powder
- 1/2 c butter, softened
- 1/4 c cocoa powder
- 2-3 c powdered sugar
- 2 Tbsp heavy cream
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- pinch of salt
- 1/2 c butter, softened
- 2-3 c powdered sugar
- 2 Tbsp heavy cream
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- pinch of salt
- Preheat oven to 350. Place cupcake liners in a 12-cup muffin tin, or spay a 9-inch cake pan.
- In a small bowl, sift together flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
- In a second bowl, mix melted butter and oil together. Add in sugars and stir (mix will be gritty).
- Stir in eggs, milk, vanilla, and yogurt and mix until blended.
- Slowly, incorporate the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients, stirring gently.
- Once the mix is just combined, transfer 1 c of the batter into a new bowl.
- Whisk in cocoa powder, coffee, and espresso powder.
- Pour vanilla batter into muffin cups, about 1/4 way full.
- Now, alternately spoon in chocolate and vanilla batter until each cup is 3/4 of the way full.
- Take a tooth pick or cake tester to gently swirl the batters together.
- Bake for 20-22 minutes or until a cake tester comes out clean.
- Beat butter until light and fluffy. Gradually add in powdered sugar and cocoa powder, 1 cup at a time. (I usually use around 2 1/4 cups of powdered sugar, but if the consistency doesn't seem right, go ahead and use a little more)
- Add in heavy cream and vanilla.
- Beat until light and fluffy. Add salt if frosting is too sweet.
- Beat butter until light and fluffy. Gradually add in powdered sugar, 1 cup at a time.
- Add in heavy cream and vanilla.
- Add salt to taste.
- When cupcakes or cake have cooled, frost the cake. In a piping bag, spoon the vanilla mixture on one side, and the chocolate on the other. When you pipe the frosting on, it comes out in that awesome swirled pattern!
Adapted from Taste of Home.
Check out my other chocolate chocolate recipes:
Double Chocolate Fudge Brownies
Red Velvet Chocolate Chip Cookies


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