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Hello again,   Turns out I have finally caved to many requests to start using Twitter.  With my crazy travels I figured it is easier than always writing a blog...don't call me lazy...I just have lots to get accomplished. So I will visit 5 continent… more »

Well my July the past few years has been crazy busy.  This year is busier than ever!!  My 6 weeks of travel with about 3 days at home (I actually counted that I would spend more hours on the plan then in my house of the next few weeks).  On the way to Al… more »

Back from Yellowstone National Park and I can HIGHLY recommend it to any nature lovers and people that want to see some amazing country.  Grand Tetons was really nice (except for the rain).  On my last day in Cody, I went hiking and we came across some… more »

Hello everyone,  I had the great pleasure to take part in the ITEC 2010 conference in Tucson, AZ.  Hosted by Kelly Thomas and Mark Nelson (that both did AMAZING jobs), this conference was one of my favorites for sure.  I got to see and hear so many ama… more »

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I had the great pleasure to return to Fredericton, New Brunswick (just north of the top northeast corner of the US) for the Fredericton International TubaFest 2010 this last weekend. Richard Riding has organized this event for 7 years now and it is a fa… more »

So this week I will be part of a Consortium World Premiere of the new Euphonium Concerto by Libby Larsen. The concert is Wednesday, April 21 at 8:00 PM in Atlanta with the Emory Wind Ensemble at the Schwartz Center for the Performing Arts. The new wo… more »

Well, Peru LBF was once again a fantastic week for me. Traveling internationally always gives me a new perspective on so many different aspects of life: food, music, travel, culture...it is always great. This is the second time I have been in Peru a… more »

Come join us in Atlanta for the IEI 2010. Prepare to be INSPIRED...at the International Euphonium Institute June 20-27 at http://www.euphonium.com/ieifestival.html Check out the ALL-STAR Line-up: • David Childs (Euphonium Soloist from the UK)… more »

Back in the UK for a little brass band music So I was INCREDIBLY excited to head back to England (and Wales) to play with my old brass band Point of Ayr in the Welsh Regional Championship. The test piece was English Heritage by George Lloyd. While the… more »

A Return to Colorado with the Fort Collins Symphony Orchestra. Wow March is the month of heading back to places I have been many years ago between Colorado and the UK and then Peru at the end of the month. I was fortunate to have won the Fort Colli… more »

Happy New Year to many of you. I am sorry for the long delay in writing, but I am finally going to do a better job of keeping things up to date...really. I have a lot of interesting things happening, so I will try to put up weekly updates. So in J… more »

I had the great opportunity to meet Steve Rosse, Prin. Tuba with the Sydney Symphony, when I took part in the Tubamania competition in 1999. I remember playing Blue Bells and Golland Euphonium Concerto #1 in the finals. I got to meet so many interestin… more »

Hello all, I am very sorry for the long break in writing. I know the purpose of a blog is to update regularly...I will make it my new years resolution to write regularly!! So, exciting news...one of the new CDs has been finished, Beyond the Horizo… more »

Friends, it is with great sadness that I let you know that Fred Mills was involved in a fatal car accident on Sept 7. It is a terrible thing for sure and the brass world will miss him dearly. I was lucky enough to study with Fred at UGA and have him as… more »

One of the fun events this summer was traveling to Italy to work with the Penta Brass. They are the principal players for the Theatre Orchestra in Turin (basically symphonic concerts and operas). They are great fun and they have been hosting a brass fe… more »

I was fortunate enough to visit Bogota Colombia for the 2nd Colombia Tubas festival. This was a fun week course that was really focused on helping students of the euphonium and tuba in Colombia (and we had one student from Venezuela) excel at their play… more »

So here is one of my craziest travel schedules. On July 3rd, I played a concert at the International Peace Gardens on the US and Canada border in North Dakota. Afterwards, drove to Minot arriving around 12:00. I had to wake up at 3:50 so I could get t… more »

I am SO SORRY it has been so long. I can only say that I have been swamped and traveling an incredible amount. After IEI, I headed to Minot, North Dakota for the International Music Camp. This is a great week of music making. I have not been there b… more »

Well, IEI 2009 is officially over. It was an INCREDIBLE week for me and all 50 participants and all the staff as well. So many great performances and teaching by ALL the staff. It is such a pleasure for me to work with great musicians and staff and al… more »