I’ve not made a big deal of linking to Jim Rome’s band tweet and the articles about it. The dude is a “shock” celebrity, so this kind of press is what he thrives on. Though in this specific case, he got a bit more than he expected.

Still, I have thought a bit about it. For reference, here’s Jim’s tweet:

“Is there anyone not in a marching band who ( Read more... )

Yeah… it rocked.

I hope to post the music links soon.

That is one of the best concerts I’ve played.

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I don’t necessarily publicize all the concerts I play in.

I do this for a few reasons. #1 I recognize that not all concerts that are fun to play are necessarily fun to listen to. (Especially for some modern works.) And #2 I would be posting lots of times because I tend to play in several groups.

Which is all a round about way to say this: This ( Read more... )

I forgot to post about this from last fall.

Merlin Patterson arranged the complete Holst suite “The Planets” for wind ensemble. We got a preview copy. I had also recently purchased a GoPro camera. So I left it sitting on a stand at the back during the concert.

So here is a Tympani-eye view of what the performance was like, with the concert audio ( Read more... )

Wow. It’s been a while since I posted here. I should get back to this and posting more often.


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This Saturday, Dec 8, at 2pm in the Smith Center on the Ohlone Campus in Fremont, CA we’re having our 5th annual Christmas Extravaganza.


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I’ve been struggling with how to write this one in a way that is interesting and conveys how much of what is about to happen is full of awesome. But it is hard. So let me try talking about the piece first:

The Rite of Spring, is a ballet that was written by Igor Stravinsky in 1913. You might remember it as the music for the dinosaur-segment in the ( Read more... )

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Who: The Ohlone Wind Orchestra
What: OWO Spring Concert (Concert Flyer)
When: Sunday, May 8, 2011 at 2pm
Where: The Smith Center on the Ohlone College Campus in Fremont, CA.
Why: The OWO is probably the closest to a professional group I have had the privilege of playing in. The spring concerts are usually the best. And we’re running through a ( Read more... )