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The entries continued for week 3. Here's a quick recap in case you missed anything. It was like fire.   We started off with my Herbie Hancock O Come Emmanuel John responded with a Benjamin Britten Silver Bells. I came back with a Fats Waller Hark the Herald. John...

Carol Ragnarok Week 2 did not disappoint. Here's the recap in case you missed anything. The week began with me testing John with a Ralph Vaughan Williams Rhosymedre where the main melody was replaced with O Tannenbaum.John, seeing the rocky terrain, chose Bonetti's...

Each year in December an irresistable force meets and unmovable object to test their musical wits in a carol reinvention contest known as Carol Ragnarok. Basically, John Conahan and I fool around in our spare time. In case you missed any entries from week one, I've...

One of the great joys in my life that has happened because of Covid is the new video series that we've started at St. Paul's Episcopal KCMO. The most recent addition to this diverse series includes my Sonata for Trombone. Around ten years ago, I found myself playing...

One of the great pleasures that enforced isolation has brought to my life is a renewed focus on chamber music. We can do it at a safe social distance and there are only a few people involved. Sam Anderson, the music director at St. Paul's KCMO decided that we would...