It was great to be back at Brandeis this week working with Eric Chasalow. Our project has two parts or versions, taking the same kernel of music in very different directions. In October, I came to Brandeis to workshop and talk to students about a few passages of a concerto for violin and chamber orchestra that Eric had started. This Wednesday, we were at the Rose Art Museum for a few hours, where I improvised from a page of material he’d derived from the concerto, while he used various kinds of electronic processing, exploring what happens with a violin interacting with the museum space and the visitors. The Rose has been the site of new works by Alvin Lucier, John Cage, and Christian Wolff. Thanks to the music department for recording the visit and to the museum for having us activate the space again.