The Olympic Games have been nothing short of amazing displays by amazing athletes. Phelps certainly has claimed his spot at the front of the class with his amazing swims over the first 8 nights of these games. Watching others go through the “thrill of victory and the agony of defeat” (Thanks Jim! Rest in peace!) is as real as it […]
As I hinted at earlier this summer, the May 6th concert at Mercer was great. The students delivered some wonderful performances of music by Julie Giroux, Quincy Hilliard, Andrew Boysen, Willie Owens, Brian Balmages, Scott Watson, and Patrick Burns. The other part of the equation was the willingness of a great friend and colleague make an idea a reality with […]
I am really appreciative of Drew Fennell who brought Pirates! to life with the Carnegie Mellon University Pre-College Summer WInd Ensemble on Friday, July 18th. New recordings of the entire suite can be found by clicking here. Thanks Drew!
A big thank you to Mr. Drew Fennell! Drew is conducting the summer wind ensemble at CMU for pre-college music students. The “Queen Anne’s Revenge” spent the past month or so in dry dock, and thanks to Drew and those kids the suite will set sail again on July 18th. Some minor cosmetic items in movement three, and some added […]
I have been way too busy. It feels like a month since my last post, and then I realized it has been a month since my last post. Arrrgh…. But now I find myself past the half way point of my summer session at Kent (a little sad about Dr. Dorfman leaving, but he will do great things at BU), […]
