Adventurer

This page will be populated with a ton of blog content surrounding eating, drinking, concert-hopping, and traveling. In the meantime, you can follow my adventures through the magic of Instagram.

View fullsize A well-deserved Mexican Mule with @katiekee76
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View fullsize Y’all…First meat smoke of the summer! First up was pork ribs with homemade BBQ sauce.
View fullsize Penelope & I returned to one of favorite early pandemic art projects… sidewalk chalk stained glass.
View fullsize 10 favorites across the 4 main Disney World parks
View fullsize What a wonderful time chatting with Paige DeDecker, Hector Gil, David Gillingham, Dave Hall, and Brian A. West for the Percussion Orchestra Panel Discussion at the Nat’l Conference on Percussion Pedagogy this afternoon! So much talent and exper
View fullsize Proud of this little one for her first dance recital, which was made even better by sharing the stage with her best friend!
View fullsize Happiness and a miniature horse. @katiekee76 @clarinetcat
View fullsize Friends, tune in this evening via YouTube Live at 7:30 CST for Hamiruge – The LSU Percussion Group! They’re kicking off their concert with my piece LEGACIES, which I wrote 10 years ago to celebrate the retirement of Lynn Glassock from UNC
View fullsize Happy 6th Birthday to this brilliant, spunky, thoughtful, adorable little lady! Katie and I are so fortunate to be your parents! #penelopejo
View fullsize We’ll this is awesome! #Repost @seadaddle ・・・ this is a painting that i made for an auction to support the band program at my school 🎉 it is inspired by the piece that my percussion ensemble played, “Sunward/Onward” by @ndaughtre
View fullsize Post-long run fuel! Breakfast tacos with leftover homemade flour tortillas
View fullsize Had a great time working with the @utapercussionstudio Percussion Ensemble II this evening! Thanks to @chrisjnadeau for programming my piece and inviting me to rehearsal. Always great to see him and @aeldridgeperc even if over Zoom.
View fullsize Had a great time in The District today!
View fullsize Four consecutive weekends of shows, each in a different theatre. Tonight was Glen Hansard & Marketa Irglova at The Anthem in DC!
View fullsize Continuing our tour of theaters in the southeast with @birbigs @katiekee76
View fullsize So excited for the first live @punchbrothers show with @katiekee76 in a while! Lincoln Theatre in D.C.
View fullsize Excited for the world premiere of “Sunward/Onward” tonight at Boise State, as well as a performance of “Towards Joy!”
View fullsize I’m missing seeing my friends in Texas this week for TMEA, but I’m grateful to have three pieces being performed. Please show these awesome students and directors some love!
View fullsize Snow. Sleet. Freezing rain. North Carolina.