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An Die Musik (To Music)
Winter recital: An Die Musik (To Music) This German song by Franz Schubert is the inspiration for the student performance to be held in Jan 2023.
Musical Events
? When I move my body… it feels like Freedom!
Watch Jon Batiste performing Freedom from his Grammy-winning album of the year at the 64th Grammy Awards. Compare this super colorful production of the tune to his video release of the same song last year – which featured a marching…
National Clarinet Day
Who decides these things?! According to the interwebs, Nov. 16 is National Clarinet Day. But why that day? No one seems to know. And to make matters worse, a group on Facebook has declared May 3 to be National Clarinet…
Winter Recital Prep Underway
Production has begun on the Winter Recital to be held, Sunday, December 6 via a Zoom gathering. Save the date on your calendar. Send me an email to request an invitation. The standard performance practice nowadays is for each individual…
Summer Jazz Academy ’20
The Summer Jazz Academy from Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra is going on now. It started July 20 and continues with classes for two weeks through Saturday Aug 1. I listened to a great class on Monday, Fundamentals of Jazz…
25th Essentially Ellington Festival begins June 8
Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra offers the Essentially Ellington Jazz Festival every year in May. It is a festival of high school jazz bands playing from the library of Edward Kennedy “Duke” Ellington. This year is the 25th anniversary of…
A Virtual Recital
Times like this [Can you say pandemic?] call for alternative performance modes. With all of us under stay-at-home orders, group performances are out of the question. Our Spring Recital dates (April 26 and May 3) came and went without our…
Watcha Gonna Do?
Help for the Homebound – That’s you and me, pal. Well, It’s been a little more than two weeks since I moved my lessons to the Zoom platform and started practicing Social Distancing. In that time, I’ve learned a few…
How Do You Keep It Fresh?
When you’re playing a show that runs many nights, how do you keep it fresh for you and entertaining for the listener? Be present for each moment.
50/50 Concert
Cascadia Composers 11th concert season kicks off with new music celebrating the 50th birthday years of composers Ted Clifford and Paul Safar. Performers include members of the Delgani String Quartet, pianists Asya Gulua and Maria Choban, vocalist Nancy Wood as…
Songs of Remembrance Redux
In March 2017, in a performance at the Oregon Historical Society, our group of musicians performed Ted Clifford’s Song of Remembrance at A Concert of Remembrance commemorating the 75th anniversary of FDR’s Executive Order 9066. Now in a performance to…
Aw! It’s a Storybook Parade!
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Last week, I swept out of the house early. Well, it was early for me. 8:50am. I’ve been working with the 6th and 7th-grade band students at Mt Tabor Middle School for the 18-19 school year. They are great kids…