Sarah Wallin » Strange Findings

New E-Copyright-ing!

Sarah — Thu, 08 May 2008 04:54:03 +0000

The U.S. Copyright Office “is conducting a beta test of its web-based registration system, electronic Copyright Office (eCO). Participants in eCO beta testing will file basic registration claims online at a reduced fee established for electronic filings ($35). eCO beta testing covers basic registration claims for literary works, visual arts works, performing arts works, sound recordings, and single serials. Other claim types and services will be offered via eCO at a later date.”

This process is quick and easy-to-use (and ten dollars cheaper than conventional filing)! Once an account is set up, you can use eCO for any future claims, with all your pertinent information saved for later as a template. I was able to fill out a typical application online, pay the fee online through a site backed by the U.S. Treasury, then upload all three files related to my claim online. Just about any form of file is accepted for upload, and you have the alternative option of mailing hard copies into the Copyright Office. eCO’s only limitation is that it currently supports only Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 and Netscape Navigator 7.02: “Internet Explorer 7.0 and Firefox 2.0 may work also. The Safari browser is not currently certified for use with the eCO system.” However, being a Safari user, I got around this by using Camino and had no problems.

To become a beta tester for eCO click here, for information and a link to the online invitation application. Once applying, the Copyright Office will contact you by email on how to proceed next - just follow all email instructions carefully, and you’re set!

‘Glass’ Movie

Sarah — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 07:51:42 +0000

Yay! One of my favorite composers - exposed on documentary film!

Check the Official Site here…

‘The Visit’

Sarah — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 23:34:43 +0000

I realized I never got around to announcing my recent film scoring experience!

Earlier this month, the culmination of an independent short film competition was screened at a festival in Glendale. The competition, sponsored by Project 168, gives aspiring producers and directors the opportunity to create a ten-minute film in only a week, using both an underlying theme for the year (2008- “Free the Captives”) and a randomly drawn Bible verse!

Find the KNBC story on the competition here…

Steve Zelt took part in this project with the aim of creating a deep and meaningful, and slightly intellectual, film-going experience, based on his given verse, Ezra 9:8:

And now for a little space grace hath been shewed from the LORD our God, to leave us a remnant to escape, and to give us a nail in his holy place, that our God may lighten our eyes, and give us a little reviving in our bondage.

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Read the rest of ‘The Visit’ (219 words)

April Fool…

Sarah — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 06:47:36 +0000

The Philharmonia Orchestra of London plays an April Fool’s joke on its faithful concert-goers! :p

Another Look at Carmina Burana

Sarah — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 09:00:32 +0000

Too much seriousness tonight… must have some hilarity!!

From Carl Orff’s 1936 cantata, Carmina Burana, here is the infamous “O, Fortuna” - with the *real* words…

Click here to check it out!

Thanks to Anne for sharing!!

V.T.C.M.A. - 8

Sarah — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 09:33:08 +0000

The Baltic Baroque play Vivaldi - in style!!

Vivaldi’s “La Folia“:

Vivaldi’s Allegro (RV 565):

Check out more videos from this incredible group here!

V.T.C.M.A. - 7

Sarah — Sun, 27 Jan 2008 01:22:06 +0000

Really nice video-work here! Shows off Ed Alleyne-Johnson’s electric violin mastery nicely, what he does and how he does it. And lovely scenery shots, too!

By the way, check out these great anecdotes about famous buskers, including Benjamin Franklin, Sting, Joshua Bell, and more!!…

The Violinist of the Future!

Sarah — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 20:15:07 +0000

Here’s my next Bowhold Comparison candidate…

An Amazing Realization

Sarah — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 21:53:50 +0000

Hey, get this:

Today is the 59th anniversary of the world premiere of “The Dirge” - the fourth section from Lenny Bernstein’s “Age of Anxiety” Symphony (that’s Symphony No. 2 for piano and orchestra, based on W. H. Auden’s 1946 poem by the same name). This partial premiere was given on Nov. 28, 1948, and was included in a fund-raising concert in Tel Aviv (Israel) held to mark the first anniversary of the UN partition resolution which had legitimized Israel’s claim to indepenedence.

I just realized this as I was working on my school paper - How cool is that?!

V.T.C.M.A. - 5

Sarah — Mon, 08 Oct 2007 07:23:11 +0000

Being a part of the MIDI Band at Cal Poly, Pomona, now on six-string electric fiddle, the performing group of this V.T.C.M.A. really excites me! They’re called Soul in the Machine, and they hail from San Diego, CA. Their innovative presentation of electronica music, their visually entrancing, original instrumental creations, and their extraordinary musical talents are stunning. I encourage you to check them out!

This first video is a ten-minute medley of the group performing a few of their tunes, and the second video is a behind-the-scenes interview with the group, to find out a little more about them.