I am ecstatic to report that one of my sonatas from my ongoing 33 sonatas for solo bass project ( to eventually be published in 3 volumes of 11 sonatas each) is after ages of pandemic delay finally in the hands of it's dedicatee! Op.653 (2019) Antiquities: What The Vampire Thought About While Dreaming About Vintage Gasoline Signs: Sonata In Three Impressions for Solo Bass is now in the hands of my dear friend and superb virtuoso @marcos_bass_machado for him to premiere sometime in the coming months. Movements are : 1.The Esso Sign's Pre-Exxon Memories 2. Wondering What Secret Dramas Caused All The Rust On The Standard Oil Sign 3. The Green T In The Texaco Signs' Memories: Some Are Sacred; Some Are Dear; Some Are Dark; Some Are Melancholy... Pic includes final proof of the title page, copies of the beginning of each movement's early proofs...part of the 3rd mvmt's copied over manuscript ...and the hieroglyphic moment of creation scribbles for part of the first movemment..