SummerFestival (yay)

So in June.... hot... hot... hot June, i was able to spend a week at BYU campus and participate in ...(drum roll please:-) YOUNG MUSICIANS SUMMERFESTIVAL!!! (loud cheers and claps) hahaha so here is a synopsis (its gonna be quick. fasten your seat belts!). arrive sunday. fireside sunday night. auditions monday. my schedule was as follows: 8:00-9:50 am wind ensemble. (where i played 3rd alto saxophone. there were four altos. i auditioned for tenor. but the alto was fun!) 10:00-10:50 i had my master class. i learned so much there!!! 11:00-11:50 was a jazz improv class. that was fun. at noon i had an hour lunch. i went to jamba juice everyday for lunch. yummy:-) 1:00-1:50 i had free time so i usually practiced then. 2:00-2:50 i went to a world music class where we learned about the music of the Indonesian island Bali. 3:00-5:30 i had my jazz ensemble. the concert for that ensemble was friday night. the conductor was pro. steve call. here are some videos.

Pennsylvania 6-5000 (Glenn Miller)

Splanky (Count Basie)

Girl From Impanema (idk)

ok it didn't load. but i'll get a recording on...

Royal Garden Blues (idk. Its a dixie tune)

it didn't load either... oh well.

here's some pix from the wind ensemble and the orchestra.

me in my section. (right)

the Wind ensemble(below)



is the chamber orchestra (below)

beautiful basses (jealousy sprouting from my ears)(above (obviously))

this is a girl i met at summerfest. she is in the yellow skirt. sorry its blurry. she plays violin.

that pretty much wraps up my week. if you have questions post a comment with it and hopefully i'll answer...

Summer (halleluia!)

Summer is just around the corner with many, many activities going.

May:
the band is playing at graduation then going to go march in a parade. ( i love parades. ok that's not quite truthful.)(but there are worse things.)(maybe?)
that night i am accompanying Emily for her senior recital. she sings.

June:
the first week in june i have marching band camp. i am so excited!!! (i'm really, actually am excited for this one.) that weekend for all of our hard core marching we're going to salt lake city!
friday night we're going to a concert then saturday we're gonna party at lagoon all day and come home that night.
the week of the sixteenth i'll be in provo ut. for a music camp!! last year i when i went kim went too, this year there's like 6 people going!!!

July:
first part of the month is going to be kinda s l o w . . . . . .
then the last week and first couple of days of august the young men in our ward are going for a week hike in the uintah mountains in utah.

August:
EFY!!!
(need i say more?)

Spare Time

I know it's been, well, quite some time since I last posted.  I've been busy.  I had (correct me if I'm wrong) Solo Ensemble Showcase, Solo Ensemble, multiple Christmas engagements and a wedding to attend.  But now I have some spare time on my hands as I prepare for Jazz Festival.