Above, the view from the music table during Illinois tech. The show opens Friday; things are sounding and looking stup­den­dous. It’s been a joy to spend time immersed in this music, with these people. If you missed your chance at tickets for this month’s run at Bard, never fear: future produc­tions are mate­ri­al­iz­ing, includ­ing one in Chicago this winter.

I’ve had to tear myself away for a few days for a long-post­poned jaunt to Britt Festival in Jack­sonville, OR. I’ll join Teddy Abrams and the Britt Festival Orches­tra for a perfor­mance of The Blind Banister on Thursday.