Last week a colleague complimented my hairstyle. Genuinely. She wanted to take a picture and show her hairstylist as a suggestion for herself. And I certainly didn’t want to beContinue readingIt’s Just Hair
Let the Oboe Sound Like an Oboe
I had myself all worked up about the Siegfried Idyl last weekend. I wanted a very specific sound that I hadn’t actually heard before, which would be as round andContinue readingLet the Oboe Sound Like an Oboe
sleep?
Everyone always asks me how I am sleeping. And the answer, usually, is Great! Very well, thanks! Zoe’s a great sleeper. Not through the night, per se, but deeply andContinue readingsleep?
Upcoming Concert
You can hear me play on this video, and learn about the performance we’ll be giving on November 7 at Lakeview Lutheran Church in Chicago. http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=7148696&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1 Opus Vitae from PaulContinue readingUpcoming Concert
Upcoming Concert
I’m excited about next Saturday’s concert with the Northwest Indiana Symphony. It’s a very oboistic program, featuring two Rossini overtures – La Scala di Seta and L’Italiana in Algeri –Continue readingUpcoming Concert
Practicing What I Preach
I’ve been exploring vibrato with a lot of my students recently, and through teaching it I finally feel as though I have an intellectual grasp of what I’m doing. ItContinue readingPracticing What I Preach
Upcoming Concert
I have just learned that I have comments! Sorry to anyone who thought I was ignoring them – I just don’t know how to blog, apparently. Will do better inContinue readingUpcoming Concert
Timelessness
You know how, when you’re really engaged in a performance, time slows way down? Every second feels eternal, and your focus is both intensely tight and also broad, and youContinue readingTimelessness
Concerts this Weekend
I am so looking forward to this concert. It’s been years since I played the Firebird Suite, and months since I’ve played with my lovely colleagues in the New Philharmonic.Continue readingConcerts this Weekend
I Couldn’t Do This Alone
I don’t know how anyone could be a single parent. This is hard enough with the two of us. Zoe is the easiest baby ever – calm and quiet andContinue readingI Couldn’t Do This Alone