Category Archives: Practice

It’s all in how you look at things…

Posted on February 1, 2012 by

After 20+ years of wearing glasses and contact lenses, I finally took the big jump last week and had LASIK. I say”finally” like I just up and walked into the clinic and said “slice my corneas open and wiggle that … Continue reading →

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Movies with abs and BSG…

Posted on January 11, 2012 by

In case you were wondering what I’ve been up to these days – the title of this post says it all. I mean, really, what else is there? # Well for starters we had our first orchestra rehearsal of the … Continue reading →

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On what I’ve been up to while not behind the cello…

Posted on September 20, 2011 by

I have a little confession to make: for the last two weeks I’ve been avoiding my cello. I know, I know, we talked about this already – a season for all things, etc…but when I wrote that, I just figured … Continue reading →

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For every thing there is a season

Posted on August 22, 2011 by

There are some times – blissful, joyous, delightful times – when playing the cello is a relaxing respite from the rest of my world. Times when even challenges are exciting opportunity for growth and learning about life, myself and this … Continue reading →

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Cello Choirs and Orchestra Study Groups.

Posted on July 25, 2011 by

Last week I read this great article about a New Zealand based Cello Choir and I got totally inspired. Cello choirs have been popular since the 1970s when the 12 cellists of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra recorded Julius Klengel’s Hymnus … Continue reading →

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