Threnody to the Victims of Hiroshima. Or, Porter James is awesome.

I was reminded today how much I like modern music.

I decided that I would go to Red Mountain to ask Mr. J for a recommendation letter for the School of Music. This I did in the most inefficient way possible, taking all day. And I still have to send him another copy of the form. So, a very productive day.

Anyways, during lunch Taylor Kerby told Michael that he should write music with Porter James. Michael took this into consideration and, in 6th hour music theory, broached the subject. Porter responded by talking about his Music Theory project—he had written a twelve-tone row and harmonized it according to Baroque voice-leading rules. I thought it was awesome. Michael listened to the music for about 30 seconds before shuddering and tearing the headphone from his ear. Somehow, I don't think Michael will be collaborating with Porter in the near future.

But Porter is awesome. He listens to music like Penderecki's Threnody to the Victims of Hiroshima. How cool is that? I hadn't even listened to the whole thing until today, and that only thanks to ASU's subscription to the Naxos music library. And he writes twelve-tone music.

In conclusion, Porter is awesome, modern music is awesome, and this seems like a blog post Michael would write.