I haven't posted anything for a while and was thinking about how busy I've been lately. Mostly learning new music. I've picked a couple of Stephen Foster songs (arranged by Lawrence Rosen) and they are tough - I need a lot more practice reading and playing in 5 or more flats.
I'm also playing for a high school theater / band production. 200 pages of reduced conductor score to play for 90 minutes. Along with church music, it has been a busy spring. I can't believe how much opportunity is available to play.
It made me remember that I've been playing for people since I was a little kid playing the accordion. My mom and dad always made me go out and play for some function or meeting. I didn't realize it at the time but for an eight year old, I was probably a pretty darn accordion player.
I've posted some new things on the audio site. There should be an Organ album up there in a couple of weeks as well as one for my students.
