Greetings, One & All~ If (as Guillaume Henri has sagely opined) time well-spent passes quickly, then this year has been incredibly well-spent. With amazement that we're rapidly approaching the winter solstice--and with gratitude that our Southwestern weather is so conducive to outdoor seasonal activities--allow me to share a few December highlights with you in this final 2014 issue of your A 440 Newsletter. . . . Las Noches de Las Luminarias My annual Planet of Percussion performances at Desert Botanical Garden in Phoenix will continue throughout the month of December, and if our sold-out opening weekend at the end of November [...]