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From Dress Rehearsal to Final Bow: Recap, Lessons Learned and the Search Begins…

Posted on April 5, 2011 by

“Life’s challenges are not supposed to paralyze you, they’re supposed to help you discover who you are.” -Bernice Johnson Reagon It’s taken me a couple of days to process the concert experience: there was just so much to grok from … Continue reading →

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“April in Paris” RCO concert April 2nd!

Posted on March 15, 2011 by

You might recall all the blathering on I’ve been doing about joining a community orchestra. Here’s a copy of the flyer/announcement for their next performance – my first as an RCO cellist. Just looking at it gives me alternating ecstasies … Continue reading →

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You don’t know what you’ve got till it’s gone.

Posted on November 24, 2009 by

All week, I floated somewhere between dread and anxiety at the prospect of Sunday’s recital. I almost bailed three times, including at my Thursday lesson, when I almost had a nervous breakdown because I couldn’t count us INTO Lightly Row … Continue reading →

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