Auditioning

This past year, I started down the orchestra audition trail. I've learned a lot and gotten better for it.  I'm not an expert but I wanted to share a few of those things. Lesson 1: You really do have to prepare that exhaustively. I always knew the level of preparation it took to succeed at an … Continue reading Auditioning

Summer Updates

Hello Internet! Here are some quick updates: I'm playing flute in Comfort Women, starting July 31st. Summer in Michigan is wonderful. I learned a lot from auditioning for the Detroit Symphony Orchestra. Here's a video from Kleio Music, Fringes on April 29th: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iD9w8vxnntQ

Kleio Music: Fringes

Kleio Music is having it's first concert in NYC! The New York debut, Fringes, focuses on American Music. The program ranges from sacred music descended from the very first American hymns to boundary-breaking female composers, genre-bending innovators from the 20th and 21st centuries, and composers who explored the outer edges of musical thought. Fringes features three vibrant, virtuosic musicians: … Continue reading Kleio Music: Fringes

Percussive Sounds

I sat down with composer/bassist Chris Van Voorst Van Beest recently to go over some of the extended techniques for the flute. Chris asked me a lot about the percussive sounds available to flutist, and in the spirit of sharing, here some of the things we talked about. Most percussive sounds will only sound in … Continue reading Percussive Sounds

Updates and Announcements

There are a few new things about my site, most obviously, it looks different.  I was playing in internet/editing land and came upon a new look that lets me do more things that I want to with my site, so I took a leap and changed it all.  There might be some things missing, or … Continue reading Updates and Announcements