I love the kind of gigs that inspire. They don’t even have to be good gigs, particularly – I don’t have to enjoy myself (though I almost always do) orContinue readingConsistency and Variety
Winter Preview – and Panic
Building right onto my last post, may I say that I am thrilled and slightly intimidated by the amount of exciting, terrific, and difficult repertoire I have coming up inContinue readingWinter Preview – and Panic
I suck
Finally, I suck again. I’ve been looking forward to this. When I’m performing all the time but not practicing, it doesn’t immediately feel bad. In fact, the farther I getContinue readingI suck
Oboes in China
January 7, 2013: I have done side by side concerts ever since I have been a professional. Normally, a youth orchestra comes in and sits with us for a fewContinue readingOboes in China
Zoe in China
January 7, 2013: The Chinese people have been so friendly. They are warm, welcoming, and delighted to try to speak English with us. And they LOVE Zoe. They seem toContinue readingZoe in China
Mid-Tour Ramble
January 3, 2013. This was my plan. To observe everything unique and fascinating about China, and about the development of this student orchestra over the course of our 10 dayContinue readingMid-Tour Ramble
Eating Down the Reeds
Hi, blog readers! I have just returned from a tour of China, and although I was thinking and writing while I was there, I couldn’t publish anything because Blogger isContinue readingEating Down the Reeds