Audition Discouragement
Auditioning. The word strikes terror into the hearts of young orchestral players, but I actually kind of love it. It’s […]
Auditioning. The word strikes terror into the hearts of young orchestral players, but I actually kind of love it. It’s […]
Back when Zoe was two and three months old we used to speculate about exactly when she’d become smarter than
I talk a lot with my students about making the oboe as easy as possible. Not overworking the embouchure or
This weekend’s South Bend Symphony concert, “Music From the Heart” features music of Dvorak and Chopin. Musicians here have an
What was I doing before? I resolved this week to commit to every gesture and every note I play in
I’ve just come home from rehearsal for tomorrow’s concert with the Northwest Indiana Symphony. It’s a Patriotic Veteran’s Day pops
It occurs to me that I spend a lot of time on this blog talking about tapering, or recovering, or
Baroque music is hard to play. It’s hard for an oboist, because the solo lines go on and on and
I am performing next Sunday, 11/7, at 2:00pm in Chicago. This will be an hour-long recital of Baroque music for
I’ve been thinking a lot about the tapering process. It makes good sense to not run hard or long in