I am a composer-member of a new composer-performer group called 'The 9th Ear,' which is made up of composers Karl Henning, Jim Dalton, Nancy Rexford and myself. We presented our initial concert on January 30 in Danvers, MA and on February 1 at the Nave Gallery in Somerville, MA. Pieces of mine on the program included "The Unarmed Man," for flute, clarinet and doublebass, "Sweet Gazelle" for shakuhachi and guitar, "Spinning" for clarinet and guitar, "Two Angel Duets" for clarinet and doublebass, and two pieces for solo shakuhachi.