Apr 06 2012
I had the honor of speaking to Dr. Shelley Axelson’s Instrumental Methods classes at Montclair State University yesterday. The students in both classes were terrific, and had great questions. You can see the handouts and links discussed in the presentations on the Clinics page. Here is a copy of the Prezi presentation. Click on the …
Mar 27 2012
Tomorrow afternoon we are taking off for our third NVOT Music Department trip to Orlando, Florida and the Disney Music Festival. We are about as ready as we can be. 100 students and 9 adults are making the trip, and we will be competing against other bands and orchestras from across the country in what …
Mar 24 2012
The surgery went very well! Tim was here from the day of surgery through Friday; I arrived Friday just in time to pick her up upon discharge from Lancaster General. This surgery replaced her left shoulder; she now has two replaced knees, two replaced shoulders, and two replaced ocular lenses (after cataract surgeries). I love my …
Mar 16 2012
March is never an easy month. It begins with the All-School Musical, moves on to the Prism Concert, and ends with a trip somewhere. And since 2008, there’s usually a Westchester Symphonic Winds concert thrown in there somewhere as well. That concert occurred in February this year (maybe I learned something?), but we have another …
Feb 29 2012
I’ve been working for months on websites. Having already launched this personal blog and reworking the Wind Conducting Symposium website, I’m finally ready to re-launch the site for Instrumental Music at NVOT. It needs a lot of work, because there is a lot of content and a lot of potential, but at least it’s launched! …
Westchester Symphonic Winds Wind Conducting Symposium
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