I leave in a few hours to start my week of soloism. This afternoon I’m going to Chicago to run my Ewazen concerto with Paul one more time, and tomorrowContinue readingUpcoming TOUR
Upcoming Concert, and Confession
The Symphony season is finally starting up again! With the shrinking of all of my little orchestras’ little contracts, this is an unprecedentedly late start – but at least we’reContinue readingUpcoming Concert, and Confession
Preparing for the Big Day
I am preparing my Ewazen concerto for performance. By this I obviously mean that all of the notes must be solid under my fingers, and the memorization has to beContinue readingPreparing for the Big Day
Warming Up, Part 2 – Scales
I’m a sucker for a system. I rarely worked on scales when I was young, and it’s obvious why – there are too many options. They can be fast orContinue readingWarming Up, Part 2 – Scales
Oasis
Yesterday she stood and stared blankly when people greeted her on the street. Today she waves Hi, unprompted, even to strangers way across the street who haven’t noticed her yet.Continue readingOasis