First of all: yes, I have a blanket with snowmen on it. That aside, I recently received yet another Shadow Rituals recording performed this time by the Capital University 2007 Wind Band Invitational Honor Band conducted by none-other-than Mr. Ray E. Cramer. As far as I know, Mr. Cramer has conducted the piece with at least 4 different groups now. I met him for the first time at Midwest in 2006 and didn’t even know who he was when he shouted my name from across the hall and came over to introduce himself. He’s only the president of Midwest. He is only one of the most important people in the “band world.”

I’m an idiot sometimes.