I will not complain about being busy during the Christmas season. That would be absurd, because everyone is busy. And because for a musician to complain about working too muchContinue readingThe Magic of Holiday Pops
Upcoming Concert – snowbound edition
I am snowed in. I came up this week to Muskegon to play with the West Michigan Symphony for the first time, and after last night’s rehearsal the blowing blizzardContinue readingUpcoming Concert – snowbound edition
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
Work/Life Balance, AGAIN. Again.
I love to work. I’m happy playing in orchestras, and would gladly do so every single week, but some weeks are slow, and some months. I enjoy teaching. The challengeContinue readingWork/Life Balance, AGAIN. Again.
Force Majeure
This week we are putting on a huge concert with the South Bend Symphony. Strauss, Sibelius, Smetana, and Lalo – great tone poems, huge and complex works that tell deepContinue readingForce Majeure
Upcoming Concert- Beethoven!
I am excited to get back to work this weekend with the South Bend Symphony. It’s been a long vacation. We welcomed it, and made good use of it- someContinue readingUpcoming Concert- Beethoven!
Creating Momentum
I couldn’t get started yesterday. After I warmed up on the oboe, I played a few notes of my concerto. Then I tried an excerpt or two. An etude? NothingContinue readingCreating Momentum
A Freelance Week
You know, freelancers get no respect. We respect each other, sure, but if I meet another oboist and we start comparing resumes, there’s a real difference in status between theContinue readingA Freelance Week
Zoe is Awesome
Zoe and I went for a Big Wheel walk. In other words, she big wheeled, I walked. We traveled around our tiny neighborhood block once. First, she pressed a “button”Continue readingZoe is Awesome
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