the Pax Cecilia

a dose of reich

john — Tue, 20 May 2008 22:11:47 +0000

The New Music Ensemble practicing Steve Reich’s ‘Music for 18 Musicians’

latticework

kent — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 11:34:41 +0000

we still actually play together… the winter weather is breaking, and we keep finding ourselves in eachothers’ rooms armed with some instrument or another, making small sketches of music…

this particular one has slade on contrabass and me on violoncello, drunken with delay… please enjoy…

dayone.mp3

deathraindrylife

john — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 23:04:03 +0000

liferaindrydeath

album now a download

john — Sun, 17 Feb 2008 01:37:55 +0000

It’s true, we are no longer sending out the physical cd and artwork. We only have a small number left, and we are saving them to hand out at shows and in person. Anyone who emailed us and DIDN’T get an autoresponse back WILL be getting the album. We are now offering “Blessed..” as a free download on the main page. We’d like to thank everyone who has requested a copy, and everyone who has chosen to donate or tell a friend. The response to “Blessed..” has been wonderful, and we really appreciate all the kind words.

The band is focusing on a few new projects, both music related, and other. We’d like to start releasing more and more things here on the website, so keep an eye out for new things. We haven’t been playing many shows as we’re all busy with various other things in life right now, but we are writing new material. We will soon start playing shows around the upstate NY area, and hopefully have some new things to show off.

Thanks again, and enjoy the download.

Threads live on WMPG 6/16/2006

john — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 23:14:28 +0000

a triumph of creativity through a new medium

john — Wed, 03 Oct 2007 00:31:47 +0000

infinite perspective loop

Papillon D’Amour by Nicolas Provost

john — Thu, 30 Aug 2007 02:09:55 +0000

An end of summer, updated website, and shipment of cd’s

john — Wed, 29 Aug 2007 18:40:58 +0000

Well our summer tour is about finished. We have one more show before we all return to work and school. I think the general feeling is that the tour was a great experience. The people that we met and the bonds that we established are simply priceless. We were offered food and housing and friendship at almost every stop we made. The shows themselves were an overall success and whether there was 20 people or 200 people, we found the response to be overwhelmingly positive. We met some great bands (Piano’s Become The Teeth, Romans, …) and some great people (in Spruce Pines NC, Burlington VT, Salem MA, …). We had trials (broken axle on bus) and tribulations (being stranded at an Ohio truck stop for 48 hours), but as they say, these only made us stronger. And in the end, the journey was well worth it.

The website is going to be undergoing some new changes, and this more “formalized” journal is the start of it. You will start seeing posts from me and other band members about band related activities, our personal experiences, and just generally random stuff. Also, comments are open, so please let us know what you think.
On the album front, a large shipment of cd’s was just sent out. We were fairly backed up from when we were touring, so we’re sorry if anyone has been waiting a long time. We are doing our best to get these out to you as fast as we possibly can. The response has been tremendous, and we all feel very blessed with the amount of support and interest we are receiving. Also I would like to extend a HUGE thanks to everyone who has chosen to donate to us. We’ve had over 50 donations ranging from $5 all the way up to $65. This is a huge help for us as the cost to ship all these albums (especially overseas) is very expensive.

Again, thanks to everyone we’ve met or seen again. Continue to spread the word about our music and the free album. We can’t do this without you.