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Happy Birthday, @tjburks! Glad I got to spend the day with you and that you got to celebrate it with two other birthdays at Chili’s today. 🤣

Another night, another performance. Here is an action shot of “Escape” by Marc Mellits on Dr. Paul Forsyth’s faculty recital. He sounded great on his entire program. It is great having colleagues to collaborate and make music with. . . . #marimba #percussion #saxophone #music #marcmellits #nsula #capa

Get ready for all the feels! If you have some time and some tissues, please check out this recording of "When She Loved Me" by Randy Newman with the slideshow from my faculty recital. I decided to do a simple arrangement of the Toy Story song to end the program. Dedicated to my sweet baby girl, Annabelle, who suddenly passed away on December 1, 2017. We loved her so much. Watch the full video on YouTube (link in bio). Performed live on March 7, 2019 in Magale Recital Hall at Northwestern State University.

Had a great visit to @nichollsstate today. Many thanks to @gugaperc and his percussion studio for having me out. Played a little Bach, gave a clinic, and worked with some of his students on their marimba solos. They were a fun group to interact with and they played well too. A great day all around! Many thanks to my sponsors for supporting their artists and music education. @yamahamusicusa @vicfirth @sabiancymbals_official @remopercussion @blackswamppercussion . . . #percussion #percussioneducation #music #nsula #capa

Another great day of clinics and recruiting at Pineville and Tioga High Schools in Alexandria (forgot to take a picture at PHS). Many thanks to James Lormand and @_livelaughlovefain_ for letting me visit. Lots of great teaching going on there because their ensembles sound great and they were very receptive to my feedback and ideas. Hope to have some future Demons from these schools in the near future. @nsula @nsula_capa . . . #percussion #percussionensemble #percussioneducation #nsula #capa #band

Thanks to everyone that came to my recital tonight or watched it online. It was a special one and I enjoyed it thoroughly. Although, I apologize for making anyone tear up 😢or cry 😭 during the last piece. Annabelle was the best doggo I could ask for. I’m happy that I am able to perform recitals and share this music with everyone. . . . #percussion #recital #marimba #vibraphone #steelpan #nsula #capa #music

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