A 'butoi' in the Romanian language is a barrel such as the large wooden ones used to store wine or cabbage
My parents "Americanized" the name when they became citizens of this country
I am a computer programmer and digital audio editor by profession I enjoy working on my 4-networked computers and spending the greater part of my days trying to figure new ways to compute and making digital automation easier
My past and current experiences comprise working in several computer departments working hotel front desks out in nature editing analog tape (actually splicing reel-to-reel tape with a razor blade and taping them together) editing digital data (recording directly to hard disk and using software to "splice" data into one contiguous piece) playing classical music on piano (particularly Rachmaninoff & Chopin) and writing a few compositions for the solo piano
My programming experience includes being a statistician for the Yosemite Reservation Office and programming stock market data gathering functions for a CPA
I enjoy nature and always prefer to be closer to it when possible hence, the hotel work "in nature" being located at the Ahwahnee & Wawona hotels in Yosemite National Park and the CPA office located in Coarsegold, California just south of Yosemite
Atop Mt. Whitney Yosemite Valley
My present conditions has brought me to the large metropolitan area of Los Angeles, California as a favor to assist a family member I have managed to use Ebay as a great tool to support myself
I have been relieved of many things I've collected over the years; things I don't use don't want don't need any more and made some money doing so I've also found some good deals as a buyer too
My truer love for classical music and particularly for piano and orchestral music always remains an integral essense of who I am
As part of what I sell on Ebay I usually have an auction of the CD I produced a few years back
It can be ordered as a CD or the files can be downloaded
It consists of 5 simple, solo piano pieces inspired by friends whom I stayed with in Eastern Europe and where I was priviledged to spend one year living a different lifestyle than here in the United States I've have long lost contact with all but one but the music and inspiration behind it remains My Ebay ID reflects the name of the only friend & brother left to continue to occasionally communicate with me since
You may sample each of the pieces in MP3 format by clicking on the links below They are from 1 to 1 1/2 minutes in length and contain a sample of the main theme from each piece I do not boast any great talent and the recording is not the most professional (originally done on analog tape) but it IS me playing my own compositions
The suite is entitled "Reminiscences Of A Village" and along with tempo markings I've given descriptive titles to each piece
Click Here to Order The CD
As part of some of my computer and audio work at home
I have equipment set up to archive any
reel-to-reel or cassette tape onto CD audio format or MP3/WMA file format
Also VHS tapes can be saved to DVD
Any questions you may have about this feel free to contact me
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