I Quit! |
Last night I had the honor of seeing a live Amy Winehouse performance.....I was absolutely disgusted. Her singing was majorly off pitch, and here diction was so bad I could ... Posted by Tuba Boy on Sun, 29 Jun 2008 02:51:00 PST |
Austria |
This weekend I recieve a letter from the orchestra in Linz, Austria. Unlike many other orchestras they have a tuba opening. So I will be going to Austria on the 1st of July to audition for a job in ye... Posted by Tuba Boy on Tue, 03 Jun 2008 02:25:00 PST |
Here we go again! Random Thoughts. |
The visit at home was great, even though it was shorter than expected, because I flew wednesday instead of tuesday, but it was great. I didn’t get to see everybody I wanted to, sorry Dan, but I ... Posted by Tuba Boy on Sat, 05 Apr 2008 10:56:00 PST |
Going home |
On the 18th of March I will be going home for the first visit since Nov. of 2006. (Thanksgiving)It seems like even longer, and sometimes I wonder why I ever left the States at all. Germany has be... Posted by Tuba Boy on Sat, 09 Feb 2008 04:28:00 PST |
Karneval |
Well Ash Wednesday is officially here! The only living organisms that will expend large amounts of enery are bacteria and viruses, because, due to the rain yesterday and today, so everyone in the city... Posted by Tuba Boy on Wed, 06 Feb 2008 04:04:00 PST |
New Picture. |
Yesterday I played this family concert here in Cologne, it was pretty cool. We played a piece from Brett Dean, an Austrailian composer. The end of the piece has two trumpet players playing into the be... Posted by Tuba Boy on Mon, 28 Jan 2008 11:39:00 PST |
Teaching |
Well, as I mentioned in my description, I have been teaching here since Sept. It is going pretty well, and the number of students has picked up. The pay is pretty good too, so it is all good. I am not... Posted by Tuba Boy on Thu, 10 Jan 2008 12:25:00 PST |
New years greeting |
Go n-éirí an bóthar leatGo raibh an ghaoth go brách ag do chúlGo lonraí an ghrian go te ar d'aghaidhGo dtite an bháisteach go mín ar do pháirceannaAgus go mbuailimid le chéile arís,Go gcoinní Dia i mb... Posted by Tuba Boy on Mon, 31 Dec 2007 08:01:00 PST |
New Job |
Well, it is official, I have been offered a new part time job. On Thursday of all days, a day when many German companies are not open, I had an interview for a job doing translation from German into E... Posted by Tuba Boy on Fri, 28 Dec 2007 05:30:00 PST |
Anton, I found him... ;-) |
I have this gig on new years, and am playing Te Deum from Anton Bruckner. This is with sort of a pick up orchestra, being that they do not have contracts etc. but the people are pretty much always the... Posted by Tuba Boy on Fri, 21 Dec 2007 06:11:00 PST |