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A Sibelius soundtrack for a Texas storm

Posted on July 21, 2011 by CK Dexter Haven • 1 Comment

I visited Texas a few months ago, driving from city to city as I made my way across the state.  On the leg from Dallas to Houston, I found myself chasing one of those Texas-sized storms, the kind of which we just don’t get in California:  lightning bolts flashing back and forth across the sky … Continue reading →

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