Conducting my final concert of the year tomorrow night with really great college kids. Fire Up Chips

Final SWE concert of the year tomorrow at 7:30. Great group, great student leadership, great guest artists, great rep! Please consider joining us in person or online at the CMU FB page

Side eye cues are my favorite 😀

Began rehearsing my orchestration of the first movement of Das Lied van der Erde for wind ensemble today. Was surprised to hear that it might not stink😀

Gordie Norman will be missed. Rest peacefully my friend

Can’t wait for Tuesday’s SWE concert! Works by:
Augusta Read Thomas
William Bolcom
Walter Hartley
Steve Danyew
Gustav Holst
Leonard Bernstein

Great to have 60 high school jazz bands at CMU the past two days!

Congratulations to CMU Graduate Wind Band Conductor, Andrew Vinopal, on a fantastic grad conducting recital tonight!

So fun to watch CMU students thrive at the Michigan Music Conference. Congratulations to the SWE and the graduate students, Eric Strasshofer, Andrew Vinopal, and CJ Russell for an outstanding session! Also Andrew Vinopal for the great poster session. And Kady Fontaine for her sessionFire Up Chips!

CMU Symphonic Wind Ensemble is hitting the road this morning. Heading to Detroit to play for the band students of the Detroit Public Schools at the Detroit School of Arts. Playing Bernstein’s Symphonic Dances from West Side Story on 4 rehearsals. Because sometimes pressure creates diamonds😀

Looking forward to presenting at MMC with these grad student Maestri! Friday at 8:00- Ambassador Ballroom with CMU SWE!