Jason Caslor

On February 19, 2012, a gathering took place in St. John’s, NL that aimed to explore all things scotch. Uisge Beatha (gaelic for ‘water of life’) is a members only club that has a collective love of scotch combined with a limited ability to analyze that which makes each whisky truly unique. So, armed with our Glencairn glass from www.whiskyglass.ca:

and Michael Jackson’s seminal Malt Whisky Companion:

we proceeded to analyze the appearance, nose, and taste of the following offerings:

1. The Glenlivet 12

2. Glenmorangie 10 (The Original)

3. Mac Na Mara

4. The Balvenie DoubleWood

5. The Glenrothes 1998

6. Lagavulin 16

Here is Drew Dudley giving a motivational and important speech:

The List

Here is a great article about how we can all be leaders:

Leading with Lollipops

Here is a link to the MUN Wind Ensemble‘s recording of Christiaan Venter‘s “Rocky Mountain Lullaby”, winner of the 2012 CBA Composition Competition:

Rocky Mountain Lullaby Audio

As we all get back into the swing of things, I am wondering what you think are the “must play” concert band pieces from the past few years. A few of my thoughts:

1. Rising Star (Samuel Hazo) – AMAZING Grade 1 piece using only the first 6 notes of the Bb scale.
2. Attack of the Garden Gnomes (Tim Loest) – A great piece for beginner band. With a title like that, how can it not be awesome?
3. Ecstatic Waters (Steven Bryant) – Destined to be on must play lists for a long time.
4. Prayer of a Distant Island (Suzuki) – A wonderful work that combines traditional band writing with movie scoring.

The Brave New World of Today’s Music Professional

It appears that people are actually stopping by for a brief visit. Thank you! That could also be my ego talking. The reality is probably that the hits to this site are from off-shore scammers trying to get me to buy the latest version of the Slap Chop.

Anyway, if you are stopping by, please leave a comment. I would love to get your thoughts on what you see and/or hear.

Cheers,

J