"Music is what feelings sound like."

-anonymous

"We do not create music; we only create the conditions so that she can appear."

-Sergiu Celibidache

Hi, this is Muircheartach. I'm a freshman music major at a smallish college in Minnesota, I play baritone for drum corps, and I am currently furthering my studies on saxophone. I'm a compulsive overachiever, involve myself in way too much, and wish that I could have more time to write.

I am currently working on several story ideas in the marching band genre. The Dare has been finished and has been edited. Chasing Windmills, a one shot, has been posted and is Repente, a two-shot featuring the same characters. Precision is currently on hiatus for the time being. Expectations, a one shot prequel to Convergence, has also been posted. Berceuse is currently being written.

Convergence, written with Silvanuyx from FictionPress, is currently being written.

Drabbles are ongoing until I finish them. Which may take a while... Or longer.

Updates:

22.09.09

New chapter of Berceuse posted. Been busy with college and DCA finals (go MBI- 2nd place for the second year in a row!) Depending on when I get the time, the next chapter should be out soon, give or take a few weeks. Hoping to get it out soon (since Joshua is always interesting to write as) but life has a tendency to have other plans.

Stories

Berceuse

Summary: When Elisabeth Collins, a footloose flautist, is forced to work with Joshua Foley, a hard-nosed trumpet, their lives turn upside down. With the chaos that an unexpected corps move enflicts, the two find that rivalries are a hard thing to change.

Chapters (currently): 2

Chasing Windmills

Summary: When Alex was put on snare during her freshman year everyone thought there was a fluke. Now she's suddenly given a solo and she'll have to prove that she can do it. One shot, EDITED, COMPLETE.

Chapters: 1 (one shot)

Convergence

Summary: An uptight drum major meeting a punky flautist? This could get very interesting. Friends, or foes? Or an uncanny mixture of both? Written with Silvanuyx from FictionPress.

Chapters (currently): 10 (plus two prologues)

The Dare

Summary: What happens when you mix a stubborn bass drummer and a cocky football player? A vicious bet that puts band geeks versus jocks and no one knows who will win. COMPLETE, EDITED.

Chapters: 5

Expectations

Summary: A simple word document can't hurt anyone, right? Not when you're Drake Foley. Especially when parental expectations come into play. One shot, COMPLETE.

Chapters: 1 (one shot)

Precision

Summary: When funding cuts close Elise's school, she is forced to transfer schools for her senior year. And when the band director convinces her to join marching band, she'll find out that there's more to it than she originally thought.

Chapters (currently): 2 (on hiatus)

Repente

Summary: The Oak Lake Marching Band is heading off to their biggest competition of the year, but Alex has a weird feeling about things. Is something going to happen or is she just overreacting? Two shot, complete.

Chapters: 2 (two-shot)

Character Bios

(characters who have/have not been introduced properly yet, but are in the drabbles)

Affretando

Daniel (Dan)/Neil Schmidt

Supporting characters in Affretando. Drum majors and brothers to the main character Melanie.

Berceuse

Elisabeth Collins

Main character in Berceuse. Plays flute, mellophone, and is the head drum major for Northwind drum and bugle corps.

Joshua Foley

Main character in Berceuse. Trumpet player, head drum major for Crusaders drum and bugle corps.

Cornelia (Nell) Engle

Supporting character in Berceuse. Euphonium player.

David (Dave) Eriksson

Supporting character in Berceuse. Plays marimba and bassoon.

Convergence

S. Drake Foley

One of the two main characters of Convergence. Arden Lake head drum major and first chair french horn player. Featured in Expectations.

Cecilia (Ari) Maybelle

One of the two main characters in Convergence. Flute player and recent addition to the Arden Lake Marching Band.

Renée Foley

Supporting character in Convergence. Drake's elder sister. Former Arden Lake drum major and tuba player. Featured in Expectations.

Markus Foley

Supporting character in Convergence. Drake's elder brother. Former Arden Lake drum major and trumpet player. Featured in Expectations.

Drew Peterson

Supporting character in Convergence. Mellophone section leader and second chair french horn player.

Elizabeth (Eliz) Perrier

Supporting character in Convergence. Flute section leader.

Joshua Foley

Supporting character in Convergence and Expectations. Drake's father. Former Arden Lake drum major and trumpet player.

The Dare

Danielle Miller

Main character in The Dare. Drum major and tenor saxophonist.

Ryan Levine

Main character in The Dare. Football player and former alto saxophonist.

Nicole Garrison

Supporting character in The Dare. Bass drum lieutenant.

Mitchell (Mitch) Barnes

Supporting character from The Dare. Colorguard member.

Christa Malone

Supporting character in The Dare. Saxophone section leader.

Fallacy Routine

Bethany (Beth) Delzer

One of three main characters in Fallacy Routine. Drum major and alto saxophonist.

Eliza (Eli) Delzer

One of three main characters in Fallacy Routine. Concert percussionist, snare drummer, and battery captain.

Catherine (Kitty) Delzer

One of three main characters in Fallacy Routine. Violinist and guard captain.

Patrick Delzer

Elder brother of the three Delzer sisters. No association to music at all. Cross country runner.

Live By the Music (written by BiracialBeauty)

Thomas (Tom) Carmichael

One of the original characters in Live By the Music. Baritone saxophonist. Is also on the tennis and swim teams.

Persistence

Eric Christopherson

Main character of Persistence. Flautist and award winning piccolo player.

Jordan Richards

Supporting character in Persistence. Female tuba/trombone player.

Ritento

Andromeda (Anna) Smith

Main character of an upcoming story called Ritento. Drum major candidate and baritone player.

Serenade for a Picket Fence

Alexandra (Alex) Finnegan

Main character of Serenade, Repente, and Chasing Windmills. Battery captain, snare drummer and concert percussionist.

Jessica (Jess) Barrett

Supporting character in Serenade, Repente, and Chasing Windmills. French horn/mellophone player.

Benjamin (Ben) Conroy

Supporting character in Serenade, Repente, and Chasing Windmills. Concert percussionist and pit section leader in marching band.

Peter Conroy

Supporting character in Repente and Chasing Windmills. Former drum major and trumpet player. Ben's elder brother.

Megan Lathum

Supporting character in Serenade. Freshman pit member.

Upcoming Stories

Nothing at the moment. Well, in the near future.