You’ve just gotta love this profession. No matter how many roadblocks get tossed in their path, musicians always seem to find a way around them, taking things in stride and laughing about it later with each other over either coffee or beer (depending on the...
At least someone’s having fun in this winter weather. Tai Shan in the Snow, originally uploaded by Simba on 17th.
I blogged this about the same time last year, but Alex Ross reminded me of this fantastically amusing musical disaster. Although I like to think of my Nutcracker disaster story as a great holiday mishap, this one really takes the cake. My recent slip & slide three...
My student Ian Hallas, who has appeared on the blog before playing the Bottesini Concerto, just sent me this fun cat video. It’s a popular one (over 2 million views), but this is the first time I’ve seen it. I love standing cats…
It’s early December and I am knee deep in Messiah season, pumping them out on a daily basis for ensembles all across Chicagoland. Messiah Messiah Messiah Messiah Messiah….I eat, drink, and breathe this piece morning, noon, and night this time of...
