I was listening to Marc Maron’s podcast as I commuted to Chicago last week, and enjoying an interview with actor and comic Aasif Mandvi. Mandvi delighted me by quoting anContinue readingHow Not to Plan
Stepping Back
More on the eerie parallels between exercise and the oboe. I’ve been struggling with my running all spring. Mainly because I quit it all winter, honestly – but for theContinue readingStepping Back
If I Were a Real English horn Player
If I had an English horn job, I would get a lot more reading done. I like playing the thing fine, and I even don’t mind schlepping it around sinceContinue readingIf I Were a Real English horn Player
Breaking Through the Plateaus
You’ve heard before that Zoe is struggling with the cello. It turns out that not every week is as fun as the first week. And we almost caved and letContinue readingBreaking Through the Plateaus