Just got home from a fantastic concert by the Australian Brass Quintet and the YST Conservatory Brass students! Really cool to be on the other side of the bell and hearing all that resonance, kinda like woodwind players in the orchestra (bassoonists and clarinetists in particular). Of course they don't usually take it the same way as brass players do. Most of them place some sort of device in between their ears and our bells like Plexiglass shields or earplugs. For us, we just enjoy all the rawness of it. Was some really cool repertoire that ABQ brought to the concert and it was really engaging! Really glad I attended the concert!

I just realised I'll be performing thrice next week. Just updated my upcoming performance section on the left. Besides the quartet performance, I'll be participating in NAFA's concerto competition and the heats are next Tuesday. Not sure if it's open to the public though. Then on Saturday, I'll be playing with Slide That! again but with different players at Artist Academy. Gonna be an interesting week before we break for Chinese New Year. Hopefully it'll be good!

I've got a new addition to my recordings library and it's Stefan Schulz's new CD, Around the World! Amazing stuff in it! Out of the world bass trombone playing (also saxophone, piano and orchestra playing!), fantastic new music written by Daniel Schnyder complemented by extraordinary musicianship from the musicians in the CD! Really a must get! Get it even if you're not a brass player! You'll not regret it!

Alright, another day to get through tomorrow. A talk for NAFA Open House, SYO sectionals and need to get some good practice done too! So till next time, bye!