Green Dot Journey Blog
Wallace DePue Sr.’s Suite America commemorates the beautiful landscapes and waterways of America and Canada from the Cape Breton Highlands of Nova Scotia to the sand dunes of Michigan to …
A Music Composition student at Point Loma Nazarene University under the direction of Dr. Victor Labenske, James Bishop drew upon his many fond memories growing up in Poway, California, while …
The Competition judges were United States representative, Dr. Frank Felice and Canadian representative, Brian Current. It was an absolute pleasure working with both of them and I look forward to …
I just want to let all composers checking the site for the winners’ announcement that it will be ready in a couple more hours!
Click here to read about the Green Dot Journey Composer Competition winners!
Cleaned, polished, sound post adjusted, new bridge, new chinrest…I am ready to start practicing the winning compositions starting July 1! I’m also very proud of myself for driving 2 round …
It’s amazing to see how much I’ve accumulated over the past fourteen years since leaving home. Wow…a lot of stuff. I had a sale last Sunday for friends and student’s …
It’s been quite the process figuring out what to take, what to put in storage, and what to get rid of. It’s taken weeks of sorting! I was very excited …
I’ve been enjoying every minute teaching all of my students. It’s hard to believe that I only have a couple months left. I miss them already! I am so thankful …
May 30th Lise Mousel invited me to be on her weekly Friday morning show on 101.3 fm called “Lise on Life.” It is a very uplifting and encouraging show and …
In the very short month of February Sara Zimmerman and I designed all of the material, including house concert postcards, composer competition postcards, personal brochures, envelopes, thank you cards, and …
Here’s a picture of a potential Green Dot car candidate. Not quite as glamorous as the Tesla but would get me to Hawaii without a plane ticket!
Click below to listen to Vanessa Porter and get a glimpse of the Green Dot Journey. Video by Christi Nelson & Simple Gifts arrangement by Jeff DePaoli
House concerts have been enjoying something of a revival. These small, intimate settings allow the entire audience to be in close proximity to the performer, making it easy to truly enjoy …