Conducting at the Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium
9/11 Memories
I was flying home on 9/11/2001 after living in Sweden for a couple years. I was in the air over Canada about to land in Chicago at 10 AM when the pilot of the SAS plane alerted us that there were planes being hijacked in the Unites States and that we’d be returning to Sweden. We did a 180 in the sky and headed back to Stockholm. I was stuck in Sweden for a week waiting for airspace to open. When I finally got home to San Francisco my dad was waiting at the gate. We both broke into tears at holding one another again. I knew full well how many people would never get to hold their loved ones again. I will never forget that day or the feeling of being home safe with my family. Never miss a day to hug your loved ones.
New EP gets a review in LA’s Music Connection
Go to AUGUST issue, page 49.
http://musicconnection.com/digital/index.php?page=49
Summer is time for songwriting
I’ll be packing up my guitar and heading to Alaska this week. This is my time to think and write. I’ll take 2 weeks to myself to clear out my head from a year of teaching and see what I have left of my own creativity. This is the beauty of being a teacher….12 weeks off in the summer. Sitka is known for its music scene in the summer, so I will start there. Looking forward to local concerts and Jazz on the Water. I’ll be sure to post if anything exciting happens……
Scotts Valley High School Receives the Grammy Foundation Signature Enterprise Award
As the new music educator for Scotts Valley High School I was very excited to hear our school had received the prestigious Grammy Foundation Signature Enterprise Award for this year! They will present the award at our Spring Concert on May 17th at 7 PM in the the Scotts Valley High School student union. I never thought I’d receive my Grammy through teaching! I have to say, in hindsight, this one couldn’t mean more to me. Having worked with students now for 7 years I am constantly humbled by their talent, life stories, and their love and passion for the art of music. What a great daily reminder of myself and how I came into this profession. I hope kids are inspired and encouraged to continue to pursue a career in music. I know its been a blessing in my life!
http://www.grammy.com/news/grammy-foundation-announces-2011-grammy-signature-schools
Universal Audio and Antares to build studio at Scotts Valley High School
The crew; including, Antares CEO Georgie Hildebrand, Scotts Valley High School teacher Beth Hollenbeck, Director of Commercial Music West Valley College Jeff Forehan, Universal Audio President Matt Ward
Big day coming on Saturday. As the new music teacher at Scotts Valley High School one of my dreams will come true….a recording studio for my students. Local businesses Universal Audio and Antares are sponsoring it for us. They are providing all the equipment and will build it with two of my students on Saturday. All I can say is, I wish I had this when I was a kid!!!
