The Summerglen Files

Ugh. Today I’ve begun a huge transition in my trombone playing–from focusing on ensemble work to honing my skills as a solo player. For the past few years, I’ve centered my attention on strengthening my sightreading abilities, building my understanding of many different musical styles, and developing solid technique that I can incorporate [...]

[Read more →]

Get the flash player here: http://www.adobe.com/flashplayer
var so = new SWFObject(”http://www.db798.com/pictobrowser.swf”, “PictoBrowser”, “500″, “500″, “8″, “#DDDDDD”); so.addParam(”quality”, “low”); so.addParam(”scale”, “noscale”); so.addParam(”align”, “mid”); so.addVariable(”ids”, “72157623088472947″); so.addVariable(”names”, “Book Release Concert/ Clinic Jan 14 2010″); so.addVariable(”userName”, “mungerna”); so.addVariable(”userId”, “8541346@N05″); so.addVariable(”source”, “sets”); so.write(”PictoBrowser100116004824″);

[Read more →]

It’s time! This evening at 6pm, Andrew will present his solo percussion recital, clinic, and book release celebration at 2112 Percussion here in Raleigh. It’s going to be a great time, but first we have to get through the rest of the day…
Any gig requires a substantial amount of work and planning to [...]

[Read more →]

Both of our symphony concerts this weekend went very well, both great endings to another exciting symphony season. Here’s a recap and review of each of the concerts, courtesy of our friends at Classical Voice of North Carolina. Enjoy!
Durham Symphony Review
Raleigh Symphony Review

[Read more →]

Last night, Andrew and I went to see Kiriku, a group that our friend described as “the best handbell ensemble in the world”. After just a couple of songs, we knew just what he meant! The members of Kiriku are all excellent musicians, and their musical sensitivity and communication were phenomenal.
I especially [...]

[Read more →]

The Dread34 reunion show on February 6th was a great success; we all had a lot of fun playing together and it looks like we might do it again sometime in the future! I don’t have any video or audio clips of the show, but here are some pictures for you to enjoy. [...]

[Read more →]

Today, Andrew and I did a Summerglen Duo show for a wonderful group, the Keenagers of White Memorial Presbyterian Church here in Raleigh. We had such a great time playing for the Keenagers, and it was especially nice having the chance to get to know some of them after our performance.
This was one of [...]

[Read more →]

On Friday evening, I had the pleasure of playing with my favorite band, Keith Henderson and the Illusions. Why are they my favorite band to play with? Well, Keith Henderson puts on quite a show, and he’s won numerous awards for his tribute to Elvis. And all the guys in the band [...]

[Read more →]

The Summerglen trombone choirs had a great show this evening! We totally packed Loco Lu’s, and all the choirs played very well. Thanks to The Chicktones, The Thursday Afternoon Guys, and the Ascension Trombone Choir for a wonderful evening of music!

[Read more →]

I’ve just uploaded some new videos of the Summerglen Duo on our sounds page. These videos are samples from a couple of our All Around Raleigh shows, so if you’re interested, please check them out!
All these videos were recorded on a cheap digital camera in noisy public places (mostly outdoors), and have gone through [...]

[Read more →]