Zoe has so much language now, and so many words! What’s fun, though, is that the words are very personal. She has excellent diction and is very careful to clearlyContinue readingZoe is Awesome
Upcoming Concert
Our SBSO program for next week is a totally normal orchestra program – a light opener, a pleasant concerto, and a solid symphony. Nothing too hard to listen to. ItContinue readingUpcoming Concert
Chroma!
I could not be more excited about this video. My amazing pianist, Paul Hamilton, and his partner in crime, Caleb Vinson, did an amazing job shooting it and putting itContinue readingChroma!
Keeping Busy
I wound up some reed blanks this morning, even though I didn’t really need them. I just sent out a large shipment and I have over a week until myContinue readingKeeping Busy
Building Back
I had a lousy run this morning. I love being a runner, but I hate this time of year, when I have to transition from being a sporadic, short-spurts-on-the-treadmill, calls-herself-a-runnerContinue readingBuilding Back
A Narrow Escape
I almost fell into the trap last night. I almost said it. Almost confessed in public to a reed problem. I had been playing along, and things were fine, andContinue readingA Narrow Escape
Upcoming Concert
This Friday’s concert with the Northwest Indiana Symphony is a real treat – some intensely romantic music for Valentine’s Day. We are playing the Prelude and Liebestod from Wagner’s TristanContinue readingUpcoming Concert
Practicing to Improve
Practicing – really practicing to improve – is a very active endeavor. Just playing a piece over and over again will eventually make it more familiar, but that’s a farContinue readingPracticing to Improve
Practicing in Public
This weekend I am playing with the Milwaukee Symphony, and the concerts should be amazing. We are playing the whole first act of Wagner’s Die Walküre, and that’s about allContinue readingPracticing in Public