Goodbye to "The Cottage"

I know it has been a long time since my last post, but I wanted to post a picture of one of the final days up at "the cottage" this year.  

As the Fall semester is back in full swing, I have a little less time to add new posts, but I will try to keep up to date.  Although I am only taking 1 class this semester, it seems playing catch-up around the house, is taking a lot more time than I thought.

I am now in 2 bands including my favourite, a big band, and will be busy practicing the charts/pieces for those.  Some of the pieces currently in my folders include:

Concert Band: 

"The Fairest of the Fair" - John Philip Sousa

"Allerseelen" - Richard Strauss

"Carmen Fantasy" - Georges Bizet - arr. by Eiji Suzuki

"Paris Sketches" - Martin Ellerby

"October" - Eric Whitacre

Etc.....

Jazz Band:

"Such Sweet Thunder" - Ellington/Strayhorn

"Out of Nowhere" - arr. Jim Martin

"Speak, O Drum God!" - Harry Stone

"Opals" - Frank Strazzeri arr. Rob Pronk

"Jersey Bounce" - Platter/Bradshaw/Johnson/Wright. Arr. Nestico (I will play the solo I wrote for this one)

  Etc...... 

It is shaping up to be a great year, especially in jazz band so I am looking forward to it.  I wish there was some way to post audio on my blog.(If so, I could post concert performances and also a performance of my original composition, performed in April this year.)  Maybe there is, but I am not savvy enough to know how to do it. Oh well......

Rosie