Category: recital diaries
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Recital Diaries: Live album, videos, thoughts
Robert and I have talked a lot about getting the most out of everything we do this year. This often means capturing or creating some form of media from each performance. Yes, it’s more work to set up the recording equipment, edit it, and share it. But if we don’t, it’s a lot of time…
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Recital Diaries: Recital day
This is my fourth consecutive year presenting a flute recital, and each year the scope of work expands. Although I create more work for myself each year, I also gain a lot from it personally and artistically. My recital is definitely the most challenging flute playing I do all year, which is why I love…
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Recital Diaries: Theory homework (flute duet, chord chart)
I think the focus of my performance preparation is a little different than most flutists. I like to learn the part, definitely. I even try to have it all or mostly memorized. Beyond that, I do some maintenance practice for flutey things like scales, vibrato, and attacks/note endings, but I don’t obsess over it. I…
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Recital Diaries: Dialogues with Steven and Robert
I set up a photo shoot with Steven and Robert for my upcoming recital. I wanted a photo of us having a conversation, to go along with the title of my program. Wednesday, May 7, 2025 at 1PM in Denton, TX A: So… I don’t know how to naturally look like we’re having a conversation.…
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Recital Diaries: Through the “funk”
5/30/25 Moving from a creative idea, concept, or fantasy to reality invites an amount of disappointment. Inevitably, something is lost in that transition. I often go through a stage of mourning my initial inspiration- I feel incompetent, question the validity of my idea, and otherwise doubt myself. It’s usually after the first iteration of the…