Susan Stoderl

Author's details

Name: Susan Stoderl
Date registered: April 25, 2010
URL: http://www.susanstoderl.net

Biography

I am a writer/composer who is probably a little anachronistic. My compositions, for which I write the texts, could be considered of the "Too Classical--Weird, But Not Weird Enough" enough school of composition. I favor complex sentences rich in imagery, but at the same time, a little spare. My goal with my work is to bring a little light into what I perceive is a dark time.

Latest posts

  1. Not to be missed — February 28, 2012
  2. Life happens, or the apple cart upsets — February 21, 2012
  3. Back at last — November 7, 2011
  4. Countdown: 3 days to go — September 30, 2011
  5. Countdown: 7, 6 days to go — September 27, 2011

Author's posts listings

Feb
28

Not to be missed

Good almost spring morning to everyone. Today is a beautiful day. I did my meditation as the sun came up, and then actually did my new morning exercise routine for the second day in a row. [I know it’s a shock!]. What, you may ask, is the reason for this unusual positive beginning? I actually …

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Feb
21

Life happens, or the apple cart upsets

I have not posted here for quite some time because, as the title of this post states, life happens. First it was post concert exhaustion and regrouping. Then it was Thanksgiving, Christmas and a trip to visit my family in Kansas. Then it was looking for an apartment, securing it, and moving within a one …

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Nov
07

Back at last

At long last, I am back to posting. I took a rest after the concert on October 3 (translated–serious Netflix indulgence). The concert was a lot of fun. I have just updated my web page with some new video, and some photos at http://www.susanstoderl.net. Soon there will be a podcast up and running of the …

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Sep
30

Countdown: 3 days to go

This will be my last post until after the concert on Monday. Everything is ready to go and I am really excited about it. We have dress rehearsal tonight, and I have a feeling that it will be very good. I am sure that part of this feeling is that the nasty weather seems to …

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Sep
27

Countdown: 7, 6 days to go

Last night was a long rehearsal. It was a tough one. By the time everyone got there, they were hot, sweaty, and tired. Everyone was ready for the season to change and settle down. This indecision on Mother Nature’s part puts sensitive people on edge, and by nature, musicians are sensitive. Also in New York …

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Sep
25

Countdown: 9, 8 days to go

It appears my post of Friday did not post. Apparently there are also many problems right now with WordPress. The internet has also been very hinky in general. Lots of pages redirected or not there, slowness, etc., and on different computers and systems, so it is not just mine–internet poltergeist, obviously! I’m still suffering from …

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Sep
23

Countdown: 11, 10 days to go

This is getting scarier and scarier–or more exciting depending upon what is happening at any given moment. Today I would like to introduce you to the fourth song cycle, The Ghost of Mary (Songs of Mary Magdalene). My first exposure to the various theories concerning Mary Magdalene and Jesus Christ, were the book and movie, …

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Sep
21

Countdown: 13, 12 days to go

It is obvious that I have not posted each day as I originally said, but unfortunately, there are just too many other things to do to keep up. We had a marvelous rehearsal on Monday, in which, we added the instruments to the voices. That is always exciting. There are several corrections to make, so …

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Sep
19

Countdown: 14 days to go

Whoa! The time is growing close. Yesterday I met with Lorene Phillips, our mistress of ceremonies and it was very productive. Tonight we have the first rehearsal with everyone, including the instruments. Cool! This autobiographical song cycle of seven songs portrays a young girl’s life who is expected to live and act as an adult. …

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Sep
18

Countdown: 16, 15 days to go

This seems to be a busy time for everyone. It seems everyone I meet in my travels is overly busy. This is just a quick little post because WordPress or Yahoo, did not save my prior post!!! So today I meet with our MC to work on the script for our salon. We want you …

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