It was a great privilege to spend last week at Laity Lodge rehearsing and performing Quartet for the End of Time by Olivier Messiaen with violinist David Danel, cellist Steuart Pincombe, and pianist Bethany Brooks. Last week’s retreat at the Lodge was a Creativity Week and […]
Trio ROCO in Boston
Last weekend was spent in Boston with my friends and colleagues oboist Alecia Lawyer and bassoonist Kristin Wolfe Jensen. As Trio ROCO, we represented River Oaks Chamber Orchestra and championed the work of female composers at Women, Feminists, and Music: Transforming Tomorrow Today, the joint […]
Teri Golas “Case Studies”
All of our ROCO performances at St. John the Divine in Houston are followed by a reception that offers not only an opportunity for the members of the audience and the musicians to interact, but also showcases the work of a different artist for every […]
Birthday and Season Finale with ROCO
This week marks both the ROCO season finale (May 4) and my birthday (May 2)! I loved spending my birthday making music with dear friends and colleagues, and what a wonderful program of music this is. In keeping with the season’s theme, Games People Play, […]
Strata at UMBC
The past week has been spent with my trio, Strata, in Maryland. We played a concert on Thursday, April 18 in Linehan Concert Hall in the beautiful Performing Arts and Humanities Building on the campus of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County. The program was the […]
ROCO Clarinetists Coming of Age
Just a couple of weeks ago, ROCO announced the programming for our 2019-2020 season, “Coming of Age”. My wonderful colleague and friend, Maiko Sasaki and I will be featured next season on ROCO’s Unchambered Series, so we spent quite a bit of time back in […]
The Time Has Always Been Now
the time is always right to begin the time is always right to stop waiting on you the time is always right to embrace your path to accept what you had to walk through yesterday and what you must step away from now as you […]
The Perfect Sound and the Clarinet
As I considered a title for this post, I was reminded of the titles of many Aesop’s Fables, such as The Goat and the Wolf and The Hare and the Tortoise. So, I pulled out the copy of those fables that my Mom bought for me […]
Kicking the New Year Off to a Great Start with Strata
After a beautiful holiday season shared with family, friends, and neighbors, the new year began with a rehearsal retreat with my trio, Strata. We spent several days together preparing for upcoming concerts that will include the following repertoire: Jonathan Leshnoff Seven Glances at a Mirage […]
Visions Take Flight: ROCO’s first commercial recording is released!
Our first commercial recording was released on November 16 by Innova Recordings, the label of the American Composers Forum. It’s available on iTunes, Amazon, Google Play, ArkivMusic, and other retailers. If you purchase from a site that offers the opportunity, please be sure to leave […]