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A rewarding St. Patrick’s Day


Last Sunday before we could relax and enjoy some St. Patrick’s Day fare we agreed to gather as a trio to video record some of our favorite tunes! I’d like to let you in on what one of these Sunday morning projects entail. Number one: coffee and a good breakfast. Number two: a certain level […]

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Mozart: Requiem


Last Sunday I had the opportunity to perform Mozart’s Requiem and I will also be performing it again this weekend.  Over the years I have played the Requiem several times and always enjoy the experience.  I think this is partly because  I spent so many years singing in a choir and have a love for vocal […]

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Deux Sons (Two Sounds)


Continuing along with my earlier post about live music, it seems fitting that my husband is getting into that scene more and more as a member of the band Deux Sons. The group originated as a duo with Spencer Ludwig and Matt Whipple and the name means two sounds. Now the group includes six members […]

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Convention Retention


This weekend, I’m writing to you all the way from Fresno, Calif., where I’m attending the California All-State Music Educators Conference.  It’s always fun to attend sessions, meet up with colleagues and hear performances, but I think that any musician would tell you that the best part of a conference is the exhibit hall. Exhibits […]

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My Funny Valentine.


I hope everyone had a great Valentine’s Day!  My Funny Valentine was written in 1937 by Rodgers and Hart for the musical Babes In Arms.  This song proves you don’t need to be perfect to be loved.  It suggests that it’s our imperfections that make us loveable. My Funny Valentine Sweet Comic Valentine You Make Me […]

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Live Music at its Best


Happy New Year! I became a “Mrs.” at the start of this year and one of my favorite parts of my wedding was the live music. My husband and I involved a lot of our friends in the ceremony and the reception. We are truly lucky to know such talented people! At the ceremony, we […]

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What I’ve been listening to this Summer…


I hope everyone has been enjoying some lazy days this summer.  The must have items for me this summer: beach bag packed and ready by the door, lots of sun dresses, and the sweet sounds of Brazilian singer Marisa Monte ready on my iphone. Para Mais Ninguem is a track from her 2006 album Universo […]

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What I’ve been listening to…


It was singing that began my lifelong love affair with music, and it is singing that has significantly influenced my bassoon playing.  When I am unsure about where to place a breath in a phrase, I will sing through the music and let that guide my decisions.  Something I remind myself of and talk with […]

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What I’ve been listening to…


The Goat Rodeo Sessions.  This album is such a lovely blend of high art and boundary-pushing creativity. The music of this collaboration draws upon the structures and forms of bluegrass music if only loosely. It is at once technically virtuosic, lush, lazy, playful and beautiful. The Goat Rodeo Sessions is a project developed by world […]

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TW on the Radio


Yes, you read that right — not that super cool indie band TV on the Radio, but TW on the Radio!. In case you missed it, the ladies of Third Wheel were guests on KUSC‘s Arts Alive program with Brian Lauritzen on September 17, 2011. You can listen to our lovely voices here: http://www.kusc.org/artsalive/ Or, if […]

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