Checking out The Big Apple

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 Rossini, William Tell Overture

With a lot of my colleagues rolling into NYC this week for the National Flute Association’s annual convention, I feel a bit like Cinderella staying back from the ball to attend to summer teaching and some blog-style housekeeping.

So here is my unique musical rendition of visiting The Big Apple. A couple of weeks ago I was headed to the Kingston area with a couple of musician friends to provide background music for what proved to be a wonderful wedding in Odessa. The guys in the trio were game to take a short break from driving and to check out the acoustics of the ginormous (sp?) apple that can be seen on the south side of the 401 a couple hours east of Toronto.

Joking around about what music might be good to play, Max, the violinist, gamely launched into this rendition of Rossini’s The William Tell Overture…you know, speaking of apples!

Here’s to a great NFA flute convention – believe me, I’m there in spirit!