The Pacific Symphonic Wind Ensemble and the Vancouver Saxophone Ensemble are joining forces for the Joy of Sax concert at Evergreen Cultural Center in February. I’m a member of both ensembles, playing bass clarinet with PSWE and baritone sax with VSE. However, my student James Chen who plays bari with PSWE cannot make the gig, so I am covering his part, and my colleague Jamie Henderson from the sax ensemble will be the guest bass clarinetist with PSWE. <\/p>\n
It was wierd indeed to hear someone else on the part at rehearsal last night. Despite the sax section being featured in this performance, I felt a twinge of regret. After 24 years as PSWE’s low clarinetist, that voice just feels like it should be mine!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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