ProfessorTomoe

I forgot to post it here, but the waiting was worth it. THREE (3) of my original compositions were selected for the 2026-27 UIL Prescribed Music List!!! You should have been around here when they made the announcement - it was bedlam. Here are the works. Details at this link: https://dleejackson.lbjackson.com/2026/09/theyre-on-the-list/

My nerves are on edge right now. and will continue to be for the next 8 days. Why? Because the Texas University Interscholastic League's new Prescribed Music List for hign school competitions in the State of Texas comes out on September 1st, and I'm dying to find out if any of my works made the list. I've got 10 or more pieces submitted, and I am getting antsier by the minute as release day approaches. This is one of my Bucket List items - "Make the UIL Prescribed Music List" - so if none of my works make the list, I'll be really disappointed. Please cross your fingers for me!!!

The San Antonio Community Wind Ensemble (SACWE) has put out a flyer with more details about the concert where "Elegy 137" will be getting its World Premiere. Here's a graphic of it - enjoy with your favorite beverage.

Why the F not?

My latest concert band work, "Elegy 137," is getting a World Premiere concert! Please read the announcement at this link for details: https://dleejackson.lbjackson.com/2026/07/world-premiere-announcement-elegy-137/ If you haven't heard it yet, here it is on YouTube:

There's a new version of my arrangement for concert band of Anton Bruckner's Symphony No. 2 in C minor, Movement 3 up on YouTube. It features a new, condensed Scrolling Score that is much easier to follow as the music plays. Please give it a look/listen and tell me what you think. Thank you! (Watch on YouTube for best results.)

Making Tabasco chili tonight. They sell a liquid chili starter in a jar. Good stuff. They pulled it from the market a couple of years ago, but now it's back. Gonna see if they changed anything.

This is a trophy I don't want to win, thankyouverymuch.

Migraine. Feels like my head is erupting. Got an ice pack on it now & have taken all my meds. Just gotta ride it out.

Robert C. "Bobby" Prince has passed on. He was a mentor, a teacher, and a friend, and he will be sorely missed. https://www.legacy.com/legacy/robert-bobby-prince-lll

I've been bringing Mrs. Prof coffee in bed for a long while now, and recently I've expanded to bring breakfast as well. We don't own a breakfast tray, so I got online and found a stain-resistant bamboo tray: https://www.walmart.com/ip/Bambloom-Bed-Tray-Table-with-Foldable-Legs-Bamboo-Breakfast-Tray-for-Sofa-Bed-Working-Natural/1738823508?sid=e1f8e95b-2837-40cc-92af-bee1579a6e68 One thing led to another, and by the time I was done I'd bought a miniature vase to hold a sprig of herb, and custom laser-engraved coasters with a logo we paid for a long time ago but never used. I didn't spend a ton of money. Just several small purchases.

The work I wrote in memory of the 137 victims of the July 4th flooding in Central Texas last year is getting a world premiere, if my luck holds out. "Elegy 137" is slated to be performed by the San Antonio Community Wind Ensemble on Sunday, October 25th, 2026 at 2:30 p.m. Central time, according to the group's musical director, Albert Aguilar. He tells me that the ensemble will begin rehearsals on the piece on September 20th. The concert will take place in the auditorium on the campus of Texas A&M - San Antonio. The piece had been scheduled for a June 27th concert, but that got cancelled as the ensemble was unable to lock down a venue for the performance. I'm assured that this won't be the case with the October 25th performance. So, if you're in the area on that day, come on by and give us a listen. Admission is free!

I've received permission from the source to use his name with the quote. His name is W. Peter Kurau, and he is the Horn Professor (among other things) at the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, NY. For those of you unfamiliar with Eastman, it's kind of like the Harvard of music schools (IMO, some may differ). This was one massive endorsement, and I am thankful for it.

Morton Feldman's work, Rothko Chapel, Very contemplative, and extremely slow (but good). Give yourself about 25 minutes if you plan on listening.

Had my first good solid meal last night since coming home from the hospital. Beer battered fish and stuffed potato skins. Couldn't get enough of either. I noticed that I'm back to where food is trying to go the wrong way again: instead of going down into my stomach, sometimes a part of it will try to go up into my sinuses. Takes real concentration to make sure one eats properly and not too quickly when this is happening. Fortunately, it's not a full-time fight, and it's not really causing me any problems in trying to drink things.