Playing with the IRIS Orchestra

I am down in Memphis, Tennessee right now preparing for a concert tomorrow night with the IRIS Chamber Orchestra. I have been a member of this fantastic ensemble since its inception seven seasons ago, and I am having a great time preparing for the first concert of...

Airline Travel Woes

Polyphonic.org has an informative new post from Eric Beers, contract administrator for the Symphonic Services Division of the American Federation of Musicians. Flying with the bass (or any musical instrument) has grown increasingly more difficult with each year after...

Before…

This is one of Memphis’ oldest hospitals. Priscilla Presley was born here and Elvis was taken here when he died. It was imploded in September, 2005, and I was at the event. The city of Memphis actually threw an “implosion party”, with bands playing...

This is the sun coming up on my all-night drive from Memphis to Rockford this past Saturday.

IRIS Chamber Orchestra this weekend

I will be playing this weekend in Memphis with the IRIS Chamber Orchestra. We are playing:Huang Ruo: IRIS commissioned piece(world premiere)Barber: Dover BeachGene Scheer: Song cycle from “Voices from World War II”Vaughan Williams: Symphony No. 5The...