Quote of the week

Okay, I admit it…. I take a certain personal pride in this episode of “quote of the week….” “I haven’t played that loud since the last time I played for you.”  It was meant as a compliment, I think. I certainly took it as...

Fleezanis back in the news

The last time I was in Pendleton before this week was for our performance of the Elgar Violin Concerto with Jorja Fleezanis in February, a memorable week for all concerned. Funny that the week I return to Pendleton is the week she returns to the Elgar, this time with...

Preparatory Orchestra Retreat

Today was the annual youth orchestra school concert tour- three schools in three tiny towns to the north of Pendleton this year. This is a project we have undertaken in each of the six years since we started the orchestra, and, even more so than in past seasons, I...

Bad news in the airline industry.

Travel is an inescapable part of life as a freelance conductor, and over the years I have flown hundreds of thousands of miles on Northwest Airlines, the only airline with service from Cardiff to Pendleton. My history with Northwest has not always been a happy one- I...