Personally, I love Beethoven. Where Romantics can bog down in performance practices, Beethoven's music is regenerative. If I come to a rehearsal in the morning feeling less than inspired, Beethoven is like a tonic. Yoga has been part of my life since I first read a book about it while babysitting in high school. As a professional musician, yoga helps me with posture, balance, breathing and combats strained nerves.
Musical performance is almost like magic.
Part of the wonder of performance is in the playing, the other is in transmission of the feeling to the audience. We are not sustained without the arts. I love the feeling of being a working part of the process-where my part enhances another and vice versa. Because of where I sit within the orchestra, I can hear our principal string bassist and at least one violist very clearly, providing great harmonic support and rhythmic impetus. To view previous Player Portraits, view our Orchestra Roster and click on the desired Player's name.