The UK
>> Wednesday, August 16, 2006
Photo of some of us from the orchestra after our picnic in Aldeburgh, England...home of Benjamin Britten.
Bass player, flower, Jory.
Brighton, Enland.
St. James Park. This pathway leads right up to Buckingham Palace.
The London tube.
London Bridge basking in traditional London weather.
Big Ben.
Millenium Bridge.
The Millenium Bridge leading to St. Paul's Cathedral.
Deutschland
Enjoying a brat three times the size of the bun....*drool*
The YOA trumpet section with trumpet players from the Munich Philharmonic and the Munich Opera House. They flawlessly played the off-stage trumpet parts for Verdi's Requiem.
Checkpoint Charlie
THE Berlin Konzerthaus. The concert we played here was recorded for a radio broadcast....pretty thweet. The two pics to follow are from inside the hall.
Berliner
>> Thursday, August 3, 2006
Berliner Bibliothek and imagines from the Berlin Wall
Viva La France
Lang Lang, in concert, in front of St. Michel
Sittin' on the Mediterranean Beach, waiting for Mauro to play his recital.....on a yacht.
THE man
Placido Domingo dropped by the other day....you know, just to rehearse Verdi for an evening.
A little of Italy
>> Sunday, July 23, 2006
Just arrived in Italy a couple of days ago! Riva Del Garda is where I'll be for the next 8 days or so....up in the Italian Alps with a crystal clear lake right at the base of the mountains. It's spectacular. The people here are very nice, eager to help the less Italian inclined, and are not afraid to wear speedos on the beach. The food is soooo good. I've been gorging on pasta, gelato and pastries. Ahhhhh, 'tis the life.
We had our first concert here in Italy last night. It was outdoors, right smack dab in the middle of Riva's town square, a view of the lake in front of us, and the mountains soaring right behind us....picture perfect.
Last of Sprouts
Brugge's town square. 
Lacey and I with long-time trombonist with the Cleveland Orchestra, Jim Desano.
The "Modonna and Child" carving by the Michelangelo himself. It was carved around 1504-1505 and was intended for an altar in the Cathedral of Sienna, but the Mouscron family of Brugge bought it and gave it to the church it currently resides. It is one of the few works by Michelangelo outside Italy. 
Inside a church in the town of Brugge, Belgium.
The trumpet section. Lacey....Flavio....myself....Jesse.
Thank you.....string players....
>> Friday, July 14, 2006
I never thought I'd say this, but I would like to thank the string players in YOA for whining...Due to our rigorous rehearsal schedule (9:00am-12:00pm rehearsal, 1:00pm-3:00 sectional, 3:30-4:30 chamber rehearsal, 6:00pm-9:00pm rehearsal), many of the string players have started raising concern about their cases of tendinitis flaring up, sore muscles, and feeling sick. Us brass kids....we're fine. But regardless, the string players raising concern granted us an afternoon free of sectionals and chamber rehearsals....free time for all!
So a group of us took the local train down to the Grote Markt, or Grand'Place, a historic market place surrounded by buildings built from 1402-1695. The cobblestone courtyard is surrounded on all sides by monumental buildings of all sorts, quite spectacular.
We then headed over to St. Michaels Cathedral. It was originally a small church constructed sometime during the beginning of the 11th century, which the foundations for can still be viewed by going down into the crypt. There is a massive organ in the cathedral, but I forgot how many pipes it holds....There's also a handcarved pulpit depicting the fall of Adam and Eve that is quite elaborate. The cathedral is now used for important ceremonies, marrages of royal parties, ect. You don't see a cathedral like this in the states...
All in all, a good trip half day trip! Got to see a lot of Brussels' historic side and at the same time enjoyed a chocolate banana belgian waffle from the street corner. It was tasty.
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