Home

News and events

About me

Biography, background, press, and tidbits both musical and nonmusical

My musicals

Five shows I've written, including one that ran Off-Broadway in 2006 and one currently in development

The Chagall Suite

A commissioned 8-movement piano piece inspired by Marc Chagall's artworks, and a tribute to Chagall and Elvis

Listen

Hear my music on this site and buy my recordings

Musical direction

See my ideas regarding musical direction, see my resume, or let me coach you for auditions and give you accompaniment tracks to practice with

Transcription services

Send me a recording to create sheet music from, or have me transpose or arrange a song or instrumental work

Travelogues

Read accounts of my long-term trips and my experience on the Fosse tour

Mailing list

Subscribe to receive news and travelogues

Trip 42 — Fasta Åland Walk

18 June to 3 July 2024

Fasta Åland, the main island of the Åland archipelago in the upper Baltic Sea, is the 22nd of the 26 Abecedarian Walks, my endeavor to walk around islands whose names begin with each of the letters of the alphabet.

Each "day" below corresponds to a walking day. Occasionally I took a day off from walking, and experiences from those days are incorporated into the previous or the following walking day's account.

In addition to these verbal accounts are musings, photos, and videos on Instagram and Twitter.

Prologue
Day 1 Port to Mariehamn
Day 2 Mariehamn to Djurvik
Day 3 Djurvik to Sålis via Berghamn
Day 4 To Skarpnåatö and back
Day 5 Sålis to Kroklund
Day 6 Kroklund to Havsvidden via Pantsarnäs and Getabergen
Day 7 Havsvidden to Saltvik via Pettböle and Toböle
Day 8 Around Långbergsöda and Orrdalsklint
Day 9 Saltvik to Kastelholm via Bomarsund
Day 10 Kastelholm to Mariehamn
Day 11 Around southern Mariehamn to the port