Archive for September, 2009
Mid-week post. Today the UISO will play Stravinsky’s Firebird and Rachmaninoff’s 3rd Piano Concerto with UofIowa faculty member Ksenia Nosikova. She sounds amazing! This week we had some unfortunate news. Celebration Bridal, the store Kate has been working at for several years, will be closing on October 31st. We are exploring all of our options [ READ MORE ]
I can’t believe that are already five weeks deep in the semester. I have been keeping up with all my work, classes, and practice, and it seems like I haven’t accomplished anything yet. That is very frustrating. At any rate, this weekend promises some fun! Way back in March Kate and I purchased tickets to [ READ MORE ]
“Carn”. It’s how many mid-westerners pronounce “corn”. Why? I have no idea. All I know is that corn is both delicious and non-nutritious as you don’t really digest it. Not to mention the fact that we cover it in butter and salt. Alas….. The point of this post is thusly: You know you are in [ READ MORE ]
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I was looking in my iTunes for a recording of a piece that he is working on and I couldn’t find anything. I know that I have four or five versions of it, but there was nothing in iTunes. Where did it go?![ READ MORE ]
The third week of school has come and gone. It was a short, four day week due to Labor Day. Significant events from week three: nothing. Wow. I guess not that excited and not really warranting a blog post… Ok… Performed Bert Appermont’s Colors for Trombone in Trombone Seminar Class. I received some good feedback, [ READ MORE ]
We just received news that Ligget Hopkins, Kate’s grandfather has passed. He now returns to Him that gave him life, to spend eternity with Ruth Hopkins. Below is a picture of the two of them with Kate and I at our wedding reception[ READ MORE ]
We had a great three day weekend. We grilled on both Saturday and today (Monday). We had a good time with good friends. I have been doing the Alessi Routine found here for the past week and my chops feel great. I figured it was a good time to do some major changes to my [ READ MORE ]
Week two of school is wrapping up. After today I will have seen all of my students for this year at least once. There are certainly some promising students! It makes me reflect on my first semester of my freshman year at the University of Northern Colorado. I was really fortunate that Buddy Baker opted [ READ MORE ]
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