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I have had 4 WONDERFUL days in Spain for many hours of teaching at the Segovia Conservatoire in Linares Spain and my trip culminated with a FANTASTIC concert by the Municipal Band of Jaen conducted by guest conductor Javier Medina (who is also the euphonium / tuba teacher at the Segovia Conservatoire.

The band was MOST excellent and we have the European Premiere of the Feinstein Concerto for Euphonium as well played Fantasie Originale (Picchi) and Nessun Dorma (Puccini arr. Frey). They played so musically and listened SO well it was a great joy to make music with them. Also Javier did an INCREDIBLE job as my host and organizer...I especially enjoyed the very long lunches...the Spanish make everything so nice and relaxed.

I enjoyed the nearly 20 hours of teaching with the students of the conservatoire and they worked very hard for me. I salute them and look forward to hearing them again in the future!!

Andalusia is an AMAZING part of the country and they had exceptional weather...short sleeves and in the 65 (16-18 C) all the time and no rain...I am a little sad because I am going to Indianapolis at the end of this week and it is supposed to snow...but I don't think the kind I was lucky enough to ski in while I was in Utah.

Well, off to bed as I have to wake up at 3:45 AM (yes to read it correctly) to catch my flight back to Madrid and back to Atlanta for auditions for 7 incoming students at Georgia State...busy, busy, busy!!

My thanks again to Javier and the Segovia Conservatoire, and the Municipal Band of Jaen, and the town hall of Jaen that made this GREAT trip possible.