Playing Second – and Learning!
So here’s a question. Am I doing it wrong, or is it just that every person does it differently? This […]
So here’s a question. Am I doing it wrong, or is it just that every person does it differently? This […]
The Yamaha oboe has made me better. No doubt everyone is tired of hearing me rhapsodize about this instrument, but
Here I am again, in the phase immediately after culminating the project. Sometimes this is an empty time, but right
Today is the last day before I get to play Extase with the orchestra. We have two rehearsals tomorrow and
This week the Northwest Indiana Symphony has a great concert. Prokofiev 5 is one of the truly great symphonies –
Zoe called for me at 4:30 in the morning. She had wet through her diaper, and was happy to talk
I have been reworking my reeds lately, and I am ecstatic with the results I am getting. The tone is
We’re performing tomorrow night here in South Bend, and playing the score to a silent movie – The Phantom of
I am preparing Extase, by Qigang Chen, for a performance on October 23. This will not be news to readers.
This weekend I am performing with the Heartland Festival Orchestra in Washington, IL. The group is a relatively new arrival