Pam Marshall's notes about composing music, teaching, improvising, music software, nature

Category: Nature and Sounds

Experiences with sound, in nature and human-made

  • Snow Geese Arriving in Vermont

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    PamelaM

    We thought about going to Vermont this weekend to Dead Creek Wildlife Management Area near Middlebury. The snow geese are starting to arrive. There are about 3000 there now, the ranger said on the phone this morning, and they were very camera-friendly, staying near the fence, instead of way back in the marsh. Last year…

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  • Inspiring Myself for Conservation

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    PamelaM

    I am excited about this new choral piece The Future of Life. I always am before the premiere. But the theme, biodiversity, is particularly resonant in the real world. Since I wrote it, I’ve felt a bit obsessive about wanting to be better about conservation and energy efficiency. There’s a lot going on in my…

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  • Birds and Spiders

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    PamelaM

    Watching snow geese in Vermont is my idea of a good time, so why does my choral music gravitate to spiders?

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