If you’re looking to keep up with the ONYX saxophone quartet you have a great opportunity on October 31st (Halloween!).
3 p.m. Sunday Oct. 31
Queen of Peace Church
6455 SW Highway 200, Ocala. Free. Call 873-6274.
Check the link if you’re looking for a map!
http://events.ocala.com/ocala-fl/events/show/147341425-marion-chamber-music-society
Are you busy on October 22nd, 2010? Do you live in the North Florida Area? Do you want to vacation to the area?
Well if you are a saxophone quartet lover, a Philip Glass lover, or just want the opportunity to see me or my quartet perform you have more than enough reasons to check out the UF Symphony Orchestra Concert at the Phillips Center for Performing Arts on October 22nd, 2010. Rumor has it that there may be an exciting encore featuring a wailing tenor part. I guess you’ll just have to come see to find out!
Time goes by ever so fast! Here we go with a beta test of a project I am just starting to work on. Every tuesday I’ll post a quick tip about woodwinds in regards to practice habits, maintanence, or just something fun (always woodwind related). While this might just be the first in a series it is certainly an important one that no one should miss. Check out the video for all the details.
Tuesday Tips for Woodwinds (and musicians) 1 (The Drone)
What you’ll need for this weeks tip?
*1 or more woodwind instruments
*A device that produces a pitch (a tuning CD, a metronome with a drone etc..)
*A musical ear
*Time
The Gainesville Chamber Orchestra concert is fast approaching. Get your tickets now! If you’re interested in discounted tickets use the “contact” button on my page to send me an email! See you all soon at the University of Florida’s University Auditorium (7:30pm on friday february 5th)
Works by Ravel, Rimsky-Korsakof, Glinka
It is my debut on saxophone! (hint hint, ravel!)
The Great Southern Musical Block Party Recital on August 1st was a great success! I was so very proud of all of my students who performed duets, solo works, chamber works, and even the jazz quartet was phenomenal! It was REALLY hot outside and very humid and the camera was designed for visual not audio (check back soon to watch!), but it has great energy and i’m very proud of Kristin, my wonderful dentistry major turned flute player!
Putting up all these videos on youtube is helping me out a great deal! I got a gig doing a recording session partly because the person hiring was familiar with my youtube work. Woohoo!!!
So here is what the gig entails…
Clarinet (Bb/A) – pretty standard
Some flute – pretty standard
Oboe – less standard for the doublings
Bassoon – even less standard for the doublings
No Saxophone – woohooo one less thing to carry 
I am in pretty good shape overall so I am excited about this… I have not looked at the music yet so that will be a little tricky but I’m a fairly good reader within reason. The music should be in my inbox tonight and down beat is at 10am tomorrow. As long as my reeds behave (please reed fairy be nice) I should have a good session tomorrow.
I am changing up my practice routine a little right now to focus on some up and coming auditions.
I am the proud owner of a new oboe.
It is a Marigaux 901. Wonderful sound, stable intonation, and extremely consistent.
It has been a long journey to new oboe land but I am confident that I have found “the instrument” for me to continue my journey as a saxophonist turned multi-woodwind specialist turned oboist. I feel so comfortable with this new oboe that I actually see myself doing well both as an instructor and performer on oboe in the nearer future. Something about this oboe gives me the extra confidence to keep trying for competitions and performance jobs even though I know hundreds of other people are doing the same.
Music is a wonderful hobby, rewarding career, and a satisfying way to spend your time. It is not the easy road but I think we all know that after a few years of serious study. Eitherway, I continue to be refreshed by classical music, woodwind study, and specifically the oboe. I am further inspired to do what I know I am capeable of doing.
Oh, and I named it already too 
“Paul”
I am the proud owner of a new oboe.
It is a Marigaux 901. Wonderful sound, stable intonation, and extremely consistent.
It has been a long journey to new oboe land but I am confident that I have found “the instrument” for me to continue my journey as a saxophonist turned multi-woodwind specialist turned oboist. I feel so comfortable with this new oboe that I actually see myself doing well both as an instructor and performer on oboe in the nearer future. Something about this oboe gives me the extra confidence to keep trying for competitions and performance jobs even though I know hundreds of other people are doing the same.
Music is a wonderful hobby, rewarding career, and a satisfying way to spend your time. It is not the easy road but I think we all know that after a few years of serious study. Eitherway, I continue to be refreshed by classical music, woodwind study, and specifically the oboe. I am further inspired to do what I know I am capeable of doing.
Oh, and I named it already too
“Paul”