Music is For Life
Posted on May 16, 2010 with 0 comments
Played music in two very different situations today and tonight, yet they go together so well. Earlier today was Principal Trombone with the College of Marin Orchestra. I'm on the substitute faculty roster for the college's music department. I've been playing with the Orchestra this 2009-10 season. Today we played Robert Schumann's 1st Symphony, entitled "Spring." It was written a few months before Robert finally got to marry his beloved Clara, a great pianist/composer in her own right. It is filled with mid-19th century romance and delight. Melody and harmony dancing with joy. What a privilege to play and live inside this music for a while. While jazz is my primary focus, I've been practicing and focusing on the symphonic approach again. I love the blend, the sound, of an orchestra. Lifts my spirit. Some of my happiest experiences in my youth were playing and traveling with the Marin Youth Symphony and the Oakland Symphony Youth Orchestra.
Tonight I went to a dear friend's 50th birthday party, trumpet player and singer Stephen Saxon. There was a jam session with family and friends in attendance. Great fun, good music, food, company. Life is so much better when we share our joy.
Tonight I went to a dear friend's 50th birthday party, trumpet player and singer Stephen Saxon. There was a jam session with family and friends in attendance. Great fun, good music, food, company. Life is so much better when we share our joy.