July 2015 archive

Replacing My Desktop with a Rebuild

Computers – Replacing My Desktop with a Rebuild In January 2010, I purchased an HP Compaq Presario FQ 5218 desktop computer –a mini-tower – to replace an older PC which literally gave up the ghost after a Windows 7 update. One night, I completed a lot of work on the computer, then downloaded and installed …

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My Musical Career |Part Twenty-Four

On the job at last!

  My Musical Career | Part Twenty-Four   Transitioning to Oslo Part II   I move to Bygdøy Alle 39 In my previous post, I told of how I got to Oslo for the trial period, and described what it was like for me to go into a wholly new environment, one which, by the …

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My Musical Career| Part Twenty-Three

Oslo Konserthus

My Musical Career | Part Twenty-Three Transitioning to Oslo In my previous post, I began to describe the process of transitioning from one part of my musical and personal life. From 1980 through 1983, I was happily ensconced in my consortium position with the University of Evansville, the Evansville Philharmonic, and the Owensboro Symphony. During …

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