Feels So Good
23 Jan 2010 Leave a Comment
Indeed, the words of Mr. Mangione apply here: it feels so good to be back in the swing of things. All my classes have started and have been great so far. On Thursday, I visited a local highschool that I will be doing band room observations at. Thursday night, I had Chamber Orchestra rehearsal, where we started working on some Brahms (money!) and Mozart. The wind secetion is also being featured on a “petite symphony” by Charles Gounod.
On Friday, I had my first jazz combo rehearsal. The leader of my combo is a new director named Ben Wheeler. It was really exciting to hear that Ben was coming on as a combo director at Webster – he is one of the best bassists on the St. Louis jazz scene today! Ben graduated from Webster a while back and is now back in the Music Department as a faculty member. The first rehearsal was really awesome!
Anyway, lots of things are happening around here. It’s great to be back and seeing everyone again. It’s like being home again.
- Matt
