This is why I keep so many reeds around. Not because I ever thought I would want to use this misbegotten looking thing in public, but because today it wasContinue readingBeing Prepared
Redemption, and the Unanswerable Questions It Raises
Day to day last January, I was continuing to basically function at a basic level. I made it to engagements on time, I ate and dressed normally. I thought IContinue readingRedemption, and the Unanswerable Questions It Raises
Upcoming Concert
This weekend’s Super Size Symphony concert is logistically INSANE – but I really am kind of excited to play the finale of Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony with SEVEN HUNDRED people onContinue readingUpcoming Concert
The Good Parts
I got up at 5:30 am on a recent Tuesday. I had come in at 11 the night before after teaching 9 students in a row, and driving home, andContinue readingThe Good Parts
Getting Up to Speed
I am merging back into the present. Revving up and returning to highway speeds. I have on my desk eleven unread issues of the New Yorker magazine, and four RunnersContinue readingGetting Up to Speed
Upcoming Recital!
I’m performing the first of my Spring recitals this weekend – Sunday the 18th at 3pm (Central time) in the Duesenberg Recital Hall at Valparaiso University. This is the sameContinue readingUpcoming Recital!
The Unfussy Oboist
I am struggling this week to be the Unfussy Oboist. This is my outside-the-house persona, and I’m proud of it, but it’s also a personal standard that is often hardContinue readingThe Unfussy Oboist
Upcoming Concert
Masterworks IV Brahms Requiem Saturday, April 10, 2010 • 8:00pm Sara Hibbard, soprano Philip Kraus, baritone An evening filled with peace and hope is the theme of this celebration ofContinue readingUpcoming Concert