Sunset with a Soundtrack

I have just a few photos from the concert with The US Army Band on the steps of the Capitol–my debut with the band!  It was a busy day: spent the morning and early afternoon listening to auditions for a new bass for the chorus.  There were several excellent candidates, but we ended up hiring one from the Soldiers’ Chorus of the Army Field Band.  When I got home mid-afternoon, we had a little barbeque at our house.  Lots of family and friends came out to support me and enjoy an evening of great music.

Here I am:

This is me with my old college band director and overall swell guy, Dave McKee!  Thanks, Dave (and wife Charlotte) for coming up to DC for this special day!

 

The Supremes

Okay, this post is way late and I’m going to backdate it, if WordPress will let me.  It’s my blog and I can do what I want.  No one’s reading anyway.

How surreal is it that only the second performance with a new ensemble is in front of the members of the highest court of the land, and that you’ve programmed your own music for it?  People will think I’m a raging egomaniac.  I’m really not, but why not be proud of what you do?

We sang my new arrangement of ‘America the Beautiful’ among other things at a dinner in the great hall of the Supreme Court building.  This in celebration of the end of the court session.  Wish I had pictures but didn’t have the opportunity.  Or a camera for that matter.

No worries, there are pictures of me conducting the band on the steps of the capital!  Those come soon!