Dans Profundo will be performed by John Manning at the University of Iowa on May 1, 2010, and also at the International Tuba and Euphonium Association's 2010 conference in Tuscon, Arizona on May 29!!

It's gonna get played twice!! May 1 is a Saturday... road trip??? I can't believe this is actually going to happen... so much more that I want and ( Read more... )

This morning I tried playing "Yakkity Sax" on the alto, and the best alto I have for use as the teacher. It went pretty well, and the gym teacher came in the room commenting on how he knew the song. :-) Visions of Benny Hill danced through my head, all at high-speed motion, no less ( Read more... )

One last reminder for Tuesday night's Pittsburgh Symphony concert at Wilkinsburg High School, starting at 7pm. Tickets are $7 for adults, $3 for students, and groups of 10 or more get tickets for $5 each ( Read more... )

For all y'all in the Pgh area:

The Pittsburgh Symphony continues its outreach to the Wilkinsburg School District and community with its 6th concert at the High School auditorium on Tuesday, March 17, 2009, at 7:00pm. Yes, it's St. Patrick's Day, but that's when it got scheduled. Ticket prices are: $7 for adults, $3 for kids. Compare that with ( Read more... )

The recital was *lovely*. Dave did really well, picked some neat music, and it all went well. The accompanist was fantastic, and didn't kill Dave for scheduling his recital on her birthday. :-) Oh, my piece? Yeah, I should get to that ( Read more... )

Ok, so during the school day I wasn't phased by this evening. Now it's two hours, 10 minutes until the recital starts (not even my recital) and I'm getting antsy.

Things I'm grateful for:
-I can pick up fiannaharpar 10 minutes early today, making arriving at CMU a much less arduous and desperate task ( Read more... )

If you are still interested in hearing "Dans Profundo" at Dave Yeager's graduate tuba recital at CMU, here are the details one last time ( Read more... )

I spoke with Dave, who's giving his tuba recital on Thursday (this is not the final reminder- that will come in a day or two), and he has now given me reason to start going *boingy*boing*boingy ( Read more... )

A friendly reminder for those who want to hear brand new tuba music! The recital for David Yeager, Masters student of tuba performance at CMU (yes, there is such an animal) will be on:

Thursday, May 8th, beginning at 5pm, in the Alumni Concert Hall, which is in the Fine Arts building.My piece is the very first on the list, so come early and save ( Read more... )

For anyone interested in the Pgh area:

The premiere of "Dans Profundo," my tuba solo with piano accompaniment, will be at David Yeager's graduate tuba recital on Thursday, May 8th, at 5pm, in Alumni Concert Hall on CMU's campus. Any more prepositions?! Dave was a senior at Allderdice High School when I was a student teacher there in 1996, and he ( Read more... )