Michael Battalio

A Bit About Michael:

I'm Michael Battalio, a college student attending Mississippi State University majoring in physics and meteorology with minors in communication, math and music. Along with most of my fellow college students, I am in a transitional state--not sure of who I was nor who I will be. But, I do enjoy it. I have discovered something I am passionate about - learning.

What I've Been Doing:

A Battalio Christmas
Back in 2007, I recorded some of my favorite piano arrangements of Christmas tunes. I decided it would make a great present to offer them as a compilation. The result was:
A Battalio Christmas. The first release was just by CD, but now I've decided to put it online. You're welcome to listen.

Battalio Weather
I've created Battalio Weather, a new Weather Website whose main function is to serve as an easy way to catch up on what is meteorologically happening across the country. Along with this I've been tinkering with programming in Mac OS X. By copying some code and coming up with some of my own I've made MBWeather, a desktop client to access Battalio Weather. MBWeather is freeware.

Garden
I'm happy to announce that one of my daylily hybrids has been accepted by the American Hermocalis Society. Its picture is at right; the daylily's name is "Stormy Sunset." Here is the official AHS page.

Music
Recordings:
I've finally gotten around to recording the Aria in G Major by Handel HWV 441 that I learned last semester and Invention in C BWV 722 from Fall of 2008

Arranging:
As my next music project, I have been arranging C instrument parts for a long list of songs for choir Here is a list of a few of them:

Awake O Sleeper	God Mounts His Throne	Lord Send Out Your Spirit
Be Merciful O Lord	Holy is Your Name	My Soul Is Still
Bless the Lord My Soul	I Am the Living Bread	Rise Up Jerusalem

Instrumentation:
I've finished the third movement to the Moonlight Sonata. I'm now working on recording several pieces including the Moonlight Sonata. The new piece I am working on is Rachmaninoff's Prelude in c sharp minor, Op. 3, No. 2. Otherwise on the cello, I've started on learning all of the arpeggios for all keys, and I'm learning the famous Bach cello Suite in G. I'm also learning mandolin and guitar chords.

School
I have finished my meteorology degree, but I am waiting to graduate until I finish my physics degree. Here is my course load for fall 2009.