The Bach Gigues (from the violin partitas and cellos suites) are always fun to play, so I transposed them in various keys to have even…
My good friend and colleague Robbert Scherpenisse organized a concert at the Bimhuis (Amsterdam) to present his new cd. I was asked to make some…
Anemone nemorosa is an early-spring flowering plant in the genus Anemone in the family Ranunculaceae, native to Europe. Common names include wood anemone, windflower, thimbleweed,…
Here a waltz based on gypsy style harmonies. I transposed it in 3 keys. You can play it with bebop frasing or staccato. Next to the…
Rafael Méndez (1906 – 1981) was a popular Mexican virtuoso solo trumpeter. He is known as the “Heifetz of the Trumpet.” Méndez was born in…
I visited Apenheul (a zoo for apes and monkeys) again to photograph the Gorilla’s and Orangutans. Here are some portraits.
Jacques-Francois Gallay (1795-l864), was born at Perpignan, France (Eastern Pyrenees) 8th December 1795. He was professor of horn at the Paris Conservatoire following Dauprat, and…
It’s always good to practice in all keys, so I transposed the 4 most interesting Caprices of this book in various keys. I already edited…
I visited a zoo called Apenheul for the 1st time this season (it opened it’s doors last weekend). It specializes in apes and monkeys. Apenheul opened in…
Robbert Scherpenisse heeft een prachtige cd gemaakt en zal 18 april a.s. een cd presentatie geven in het Bimhuis (Amsterdam) waaraan ik ook een bescheiden…
The Czech clarinettist Franz Thaddeus Blatt (1793-1856) wrote 15 etudes for oboe and 20 exercises for saxophone or english horn, but I think it’s fun (and challenging) to…
Some BIF (bird in flight) shots of last week.