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Winner – Wallace DePue, Sr.

Winner – Wallace DePue, Sr.

August 11, 2014

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 …

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Winner – James Bishop

Winner – James Bishop

August 10, 2014

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 …

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Competition Judges

Competition Judges

July 1, 2014

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 …

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Couple More Hours!!

July 1, 2014

I just want to let all composers checking the site for the winners’ announcement that it will be ready in a couple more hours!

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Winner’s Announced Today!

Winner’s Announced Today!

July 1, 2014

Click here to read about the Green Dot Journey Composer Competition winners!

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My violin’s all ready to go!

My violin’s all ready to go!

June 30, 2014

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 …

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Packing, Selling,  and Storing

Packing, Selling, and Storing

June 18, 2014

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 …

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Packing the Car

Packing the Car

June 18, 2014

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 …

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Fitting in quality violin student time

Fitting in quality violin student time

June 18, 2014

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 …

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Green Dot Radio Interview on ‘Lise on Life’

Green Dot Radio Interview on ‘Lise on Life’

June 18, 2014

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 …

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Behind the Scenes of the Composer Project Competition

Behind the Scenes of the Composer Project Competition

March 3, 2014

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 …

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Car for Green Dot?

February 20, 2014

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!

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Green Dot Video

Green Dot Video

February 12, 2014

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

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House Concerts: Small is Beautiful

House Concerts: Small is Beautiful

February 12, 2014

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 …

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