Category: career
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Manifestations of anxiety
This week, I’m starting rehearsals with The Dallas Opera and I’m mostly excited, but also anxious. Thanks to my subconscious for bringing that to my attention… 😅 I’m subbing on a rehearsal of Das Rheingold (Wagner) on Thursday, then starting rehearsals for The Hart Institute for Women Conductors on Friday. So it’s a lot of…
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[rep duet] Vivaldi Piccolo Concerto
I got a very enthusiastic review of my arrangements from one of my mentors 🙂 “These arrangements are absolutely phenomenal! Flutists of every level, from intermediate to professional, will enjoy these flute duo versions of this standard repertoire. I use it in my teaching at USC on a regular basis and also enjoy reading the…
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Happy new year!
I’m very happy about everything I worked on in 2022. Day by day, it sometimes feels like progress is slow. But when I think back on the year as a whole, I did a lot! Here are some things I loved in 2022: – Starting a flute band, The Pan-Tones -Working with Mark Sparks on…
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Last minute sub call (Hansel & Gretel performance)
The situation I was summoned once again at the last minute by The Dallas Opera. I got a text on Friday afternoon asking to play for a Saturday night show of Hansel and Gretel. I didn’t know why I was called, but I got the scoop once I got there. The wind section does Covid…
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My first professional orchestra experience
I realized this week that the dream I have been pursuing since I took my first audition in 2014 is finally becoming my actual life. It’s pretty crazy. I got to play a small part on piccolo for the offstage banda in The Dallas Opera’s production of Rigoletto. Then, I was also asked to sub…