Another year, come and gone! I felt overall it was a good one filled with many blessings, as well as a few challenges. But unlike a typical post about 2025 it wasn’t filled with unique experiences. Rather, it was filled with the majority of my days being, well, every-day; as well as a few noticeable changes in my routine and life. Business as usual with a few highlights.
Read MoreMuch like conducting or being an instrumentalist, there is an amount of preparation that goes with being either of those two things. There is score study, practice, revisiting fundamentals, refining technique, private lessons, attending masterclasses, and teaching to keep one fresh and capable. I’m excited to continue doing this with composition even more than I already was, and a large part of that is doing transcriptions.
Read MoreHappy New Year! Since beginning my conducting career, composition took somewhat of a back seat. And now since working at the high school, I’ve been a little rejuvenated to work at it again.
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