The month of May has arrived. I am fully vaccinated. I finished the second draft of my book. I am getting calls for exciting recording projects. The prospects of playing once again with other musicians on fine concert grands inspires me. With the new energy, I am considering doing another 100-day practice challenge. I made […]
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“Visions Take Flight” is a debut album by River Oaks Chamber Orchestra, lovingly known in Houston as ROCO. I have been a member of ROCO since 2014, and participated in the recording of this album. It’s very uniquely ROCO in that all five pieces on the album were commissioned by ROCO, and chosen to be
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My favorite clarinetist, Maiko Sasaki and I have been recording an album: “100 Years: Early Beethoven and Late Brahms, Op. 2-1 (1795) vs. Op. 120 (1894)” at Wire Road Studio in Houston, TX and recording engineer, Andy Bradly. http://www.wireroadstudios.com/ Playing for an audience, and playing to be recorded are very, very different. With an audience to