The Rousseau VCC Sax Workshop is done for another year, and that marks the beginning of my summer. No teaching, no repertoire (except for some chamber music with the Best Coast Basses and Roy & Jewal.) I can just work on me! Will be getting a lesson from Jessica Phillips (clarinetist with the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Amy Zoloto (bass clarinet with the New York Philharmonic) so will be focussing mostly on clarinet and bass clarinet this summer. Will also be trying out the new Vandoren V12 Alto sax reeds on saxophone and on alto clarinet.

Am also looking forward to both a synthetic and wooden Leblanc by Backun Bliss clarinet within the next few weeks and will sell my original Leblanc Cadenza model.