• My website has now been officially upgraded and retitled! We are now located at http://joshtrentadue.com
  
• I have decided to remove all my perusal scores from Issuu due to some technical issues with the features of that program. However, all my perusal scores are now available to view and download so you can easily follow along with the audio recordings, or read them on your own time! Know that these scores are VIEWABLE ONLY, NOT PRINTABLE.
  
• Some changes are currently in the process for renting and purchasing materials through the site, but they have not been finalized as of yet. Be on the lookout for future updates!
  
• My final composition recital will be occurring at Michigan State University next month, my last one as an undergraduate student. Plans on my end are underway to include audio and video recording of the recital. A livestream will be created for all you viewers at home. In addition, plans are also underway to produce, record, and mix a CD of new music at Reo Town Recording, whom I've previously collaborated with on my upcoming EP album Neon Revolution. You can check out their Facebook page here.
  
• Some new pieces will be premiered this year, including a set of rock etudes for piano and a duet for clarinet and harp! More information to follow.

Finally, I've upgraded my workstation!! Beforehand, I've composed all of my works through computer keyboard alone (with the occasional sketch written down or coming from my mind). However, included now is a full-size weighted keyboard with MIDI capabilities, giving me the opportunity to connect a computer to it, run notation software, and write music directly from the keyboard!! This helps to make the process go much quicker and efficiently.

At least, when Mallory doesn't decide she wants to play a little number on the keyboard.

I would share the audio of the piece she played, called "Kitty Kibbles," but she holds all the copyright.

With summer in full swing, I thought it best to keep all of you updated on my current whereabouts:

1. The search for graduate schools has begun! As I approach my final year at Michigan State, I am currently looking at different Master's Degree programs offered by universities across the country.
2. For my final year at Michigan State, I will be giving my first composition recital ever! The program will feature both reprise performances of several pieces I've had the fortune of having premiered at this university, as well as a few new works standing with it. Stay tuned for future updates, and perhaps a few surprises along the way.
3. The website's blog (and the Facebook page) will be much more active than before.

And now, here is a picture of my cat, who refuses to let me score-study -

Look at that sassy face. She loves the attention.
The other cat disagrees -

Well...... Maybe she just wants all the attention too.