Bye, Mom
Well, friends, Mom passed away last night. It was a long time coming so there is some relief now. She was comfortable for the most part, just taking her time. Here is my song “Prayer” that I wrote many years ago and was recently able to have recorded and shared with her. She had always…
Catching Up
Oh my goodness, how life throws us curves. My life has changed since my last blog entry. Long story short, Mom and Dad are both living in a senior living facility in Roanoke now. Mom is in hospice. I spent most of October, most of November, most of January there with them. I lost my…
Today’s Trash Pickup
Here is today’s haul. My bag was so full I couldn’t tie it closed. I had to get a piece of tape from inside and seal it with that. I walked a route today that I have not walked in a while, so this was probably several weeks of accumulated trash. Some of these larger…
Walking for the planet
I like to get out for a daily walk. Good not only for my physical health, but for my mental health as well. Lately it’s also been good for the planet. I read something recently about the plastics that get into the ocean. Little bits of plastic that wash into the rain sewer system and…
Siciliano
In the fall of 2017, during one of my concert weekends in Newport, Oregon, my wife and I met a young man from Germany in the lobby of the Sylvia Beach Hotel. He, Robert, had just spent the summer bicycling across the United States from Boston to Newport. We struck up a conversation and invited…
Compassion for My Audience
Part of my preparation to play my concerto this year included practicing compassion for my audience. If we truly feel compassion for someone, or a collection of someones, it is difficult to also be afraid of them. I wrote the following meditation for myself. I keep it in my flute case and read it as…
Living my Fantasy
My friends – It has been way too long since I have written. Yes, I’m still alive, which is more than just a flippant comment these days. I’m fine, just remaining recluse and healthy. Back in May of this year, a dream came true for me. I was invited to perform my “Fantasy for Flute…
Thank You, Dr. King
Happy MLK Day, everyone. Although I’m not sure “happy” is the correct adjective. “Hopeful”? “Determined”? “Keep on Keepin’ On”? My wife and I just watched the “I Have A Dream speech” at this link on Youtube: (41) “I have a Dream” Martin Luther King Jr. Full Speech with Subtitle – YouTube (spoiler alert: get out…
Retirement
I am in the process of retiring from my day job. “Day job” is musician-speak for “real job”; you know, the kind that has a regular paycheck. Income you can reasonably rely on. I get to return to being a starving musician now. “Starving musician” is a redundancy. Except this time I won’t be quite…
BLUME Haiti
We watched a very talented young flutist in Haiti on a livestream earlier today. They are sponsored by an organization called BLUME Haiti, which stands for Building Leaders Using Music Education in Haiti. Looks like you can view the video now on their Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/blumeHaiti/ The flutist’s name is Nannley Duverly, his facebook page…
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Adrian Dee, flutist, composer 