June 20-July 1, 2011
Hindemith Music Centre
Blonay, Switzerland
Premieres of new chamber works by Francisco Alvarez-Cortes, David Trum, and Kerrith Livengood.
Saturday, August 27th, 7 PM
Eldredge Field, Route 28, Orleans
Gates open at 5 pm – Concert starts at 7 pm
General Admission Tickets:$20 advance sales, $25 day of concert
More information at www.popsinthepark.com
Taken after my performance on Robert Willoughby's 90th Birthday Concert, June 5, 2011, New Castle Congregational Church, New Castle, New Hampshire
Vacation time! After a busy spring and my sister’s wedding, Greg and I took a quick vacation to Chicago to visit family and friends. I’ve been a fan of Top Chef since almost the first season. My sister-in-law, Cindy, who knows everything cool happening in Chicago made reservations back in March when we booked the trip to eat at Stephanie Izard’s new trendy restaurant called Girl and the Goat. The restaurant serves small plates and usually offers 10 veggie dishes, 10 fish dishes, and 10 meat dishes. You order to share and then the kitchen orders the food for service! After sipping on a cocktail and sharing a bottle of wine, we only remembered to take a few pictures of what we ate as the evening went on. First up was some delicious grilled asparagus! (Please excuse the photo quality – taken on an iPhone!)
Grilled Asparagus!
The other veggie dishes we shared were a plate of chickpea fritters (pictured below) and roasted cauliflower.
Chickpea Fritters at Girl and the Goat
Our other delicious bites included calamari, halibut, pork ribs, pork belly, and pig face (pictured below). I was hesitant to try the pig face but Cindy recommended that we order it since the last time she was at Girl and the Goat, her friends raved about the pig face. The egg was very tasty but the actual pig face part was not my favorite. If I had to use one word to describe the way pig face tasted, I would use the word “gooey”. One bite was plenty for me on this dish.
Pig Face with an Egg at Girl and the Goat
We were stuffed so we opted to skip dessert and head home. Overall the food was quite excellent, service was nice, and it was fun to see Stephanie expediting at the kitchen. I did notice the next morning that my clothes I’d worn to the restaurant smelled like I’d been camping – most likely due to the open and smoky kitchen!
We brunched at Rick Bayless’s Frontera Grill the next morning down by the Chicago River. I found the food to be better than some of the Interior Mexican food that we can find in Boston, but I believe Polvo’s in Austin still wins my vote over Frontera any day.
Ashley and Cindy
We spent some time walking down the river, across Michigan Avenue, and wandered in Millennium Park. Cloud Gate, aka, “The Bean” is a very striking sculpture; albeit pretty smudged with fingerprints from everyone touching it while posing for pictures. We took an informative Architectural Boat Tour on the Chicago river, stopped for some average-tasting fro-yo, walked up the rest of Michigan Avenue and along Lakeshore Drive back to Nate and Cindy’s place. After freshening up for dinner, we met up at Fiorentino’s Cucina Italiana with Greg’s college roommate and friend, Chris, and his wife Melanie. We enjoyed a nice Italian meal, cab-hopped to Webster’s Wine Bar, and finally ended up at the Goose Island Brewery near Wrigley Field.
Bean Reflections
Walking along Lake Michigan
Chicago Skyline near Lake Michigan Beach
I spent Sunday morning sitting on a bench on the shores of Lake Michigan with my ex-Longy violist Alisa, who was kind enough to drive down from Northwestern to chat! We ended up spending most of Sunday afternoon wandering around Lincoln Park Zoo with Nate, Cindy, Chris, Melanie, and their 2 cute kids!
Kaze forever!
My favorite animal - the lions!
Sunday was topped off with one final meal at the Wildfire Restaurant in Chicago with Greg’s dad who just got into town on business. We walked around Old Town on Monday morning, munched on some un-memorable salads for lunch, and took the “L” to the airport where we endured a 2.5+ hour ground delay out of Boston. Since our flight to Chicago arrived an unheard of 30 minutes early, it only figures that we must balance that out with a major delay. No harm was done and we finally made it back to Boston after a great quick trip!
Sunday, June 5th, 7:00 PM
New Castle Congregational Church
New Castle, NH
In addition to performances by many other former Willoughby students, I will be performing a duet, Maya by composer/flutist Ian Clarke.
*If you are interested in attending, please contact me for more information.
Read this article on my wonderful teacher!
http://www.seacoastonline.com/articles/20110424-NEWS-104240331
Thurdsay, May 26th, 2011
8:00 PM
with Rachel Arnold, cello
Michael Colquhoun Three for Two as One : A Suite for Flute and Cello
Matt Samolis Hacked*
Livia Lin TBA
*Premiere of Commissioned Piece
Clarendon Hill Presbyterian Church
Somerville, MA
More info at http://mattsamolis.org/ or https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=208871099135893
Friday, March 18th 6 PM -9 PM
Saturday, March 19th 10 AM – 8 PM
The Indian Hill Flute Choir performs at 2 PM.
Indian Hill Music
36 King Street
Littleton, MA
Indian Hill Flute Choir
Thursday, March 24th, 2011 7:00-7:45 PM
Camilla Blackman Hall
Indian Hill Music
36 King Street
Littleton, MA
More information can be found by visiting Indian Hill Music.
This summer I am teaching at two music camps in New England. If you are a young flutist, this is an excellent opportunity to improve your playing and make new friends.
An innovative two-week program for ages 8-18 that balances traditional instrument and music theory study with opportunities to discover the diverse world of music. Core curriculum provides essential instruction in technique and musicianship, and elective classes foster creativity and exploration of new instruments and musical styles. Performances are focused on learning and sharing music together, so students are encouraged to play and sing in a variety of ensembles. Students’ experiences are broadened as they learn to work together, and to inspire and support each other in the educational process. More information available here.
Designed for students entering grades 6-12 in Fall 2011
Join us for our 7th year of FLUTE, FUN, and FRIEND. Each day includes warm-ups focusing on technique and tone, solo master classes, flute choir, and a chance to play with a pianist. NCMS flute teacher Ashley Addington will be joined by special guest artists throughout the week, giving students new insight and perspective from a variety of teachers. Students should bring a snack, lunch and a beach towel or yoga mat each day. More information here.
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