Madison High School Fine Arts presents Bye Bye Birdie. The pit orchestra is a nice mix of high school students and area pros. I’m playing Reed 3 book which is clarinet and tenor sax and some of the clarinet parts…
I love playing on synthetic reeds! Two brands I use are Legere and Fibracell. [Update: Fibracell website not responding. You can find Fibracell reeds at any of the online music supply ordering sites.] Discovering Synthetic Reeds I first learned about the…
From the last couple of weeks, here are some music-related posts on my Instagram account. If you are playing on Instagram, Follow me! Byron gave a solo performance to raise funds for schooling in Chicago.
I’m attracted to these types of challenges – 30 day photo challenge, 30 day fitness challenge, or 8 hour decluttering class. They all have that manageable, well-defined scope and a single, simple (but not always easy) task. I even designed…
Magical! Hypnotic! Inspiring! That’s what attendees were saying last night at Site Painters Studio after hearing Alternate Destination play its opening set. And then we had the improv set! More magic and creative juices flowing. This time from the musicians.…
A few months ago, I brought my sketch pad and pens to a concert. This wasn’t your typical concert with the audience organized in rows and rows of chairs. No, there were chairs and tables at this event. There was…