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Maryland Early Brass Festival
In case anyone who reads this blog might be interested, I wanted to mention that I will be hosting the Maryland Early Brass Festival this

My Favorite Olympic Moment
Some people go crazy over the Super Bowl or the World Series, but for me it’s Olympic Figure Skating. I’m not really sure why. Maybe

English Translations of Concert Reviews
At long last here are English translations of the concert tour reviews courtesy of Jennifer Northup, a clarinetist in my orchestra, the Frederick Symphony, who

Review from Leipzig
Thanks to the ever-amazing Kurt Oberschäfer, I now have a PDF copy of the review of last Saturday’s concert from the Leipziger Volkszeitung (see link below). I

A Visit to Mendelssohn’s House
Imagine our surprise while innocently strolling through Leipzig’s shopping district to be confronted with this sign (see photo on left). Now, I was planning to

Concert in Leipzig
We performed the final concert of the tour in Leipzig tonight. It was such a privilege to perform in the Thomaskirche. As you can see,

A Visit to Bach’s Church
Today we drove from Paderborn to Leipzig for the final performance of the tour which will take place on Saturday night (tomorrow). Our concert venue

Reviews from Paderborn
Hot off the presses, and courtesy of the dynamic Kurt Oberschäfer, here are two reviews from the local newspapers here in Paderborn, Germany. The first

Review from Bielefeld
Courtesy of Christopf Pülsch, the Kantor of the Zionskirche in Bielefeld Bethel, here is the review of Sunday’s concert from the Neue Westfaelische Lokalausgabe Bielefeld.
