getting caught up on #mastodon (hi, everyone!) a while back, I joined a #Crossfit gym. I did it as a way to cope with the #depression I was feeling and needed to turn to something other than #alcohol I'll post more on both those topics later.

today is the end of week 8. I'm still not seeing results, but I feel them. I'm slowly upping the weight, and runs feel more like breaks.

my schedule has been attending M-W-F 7am hour-long class. today, I hit the point where I'm starting to feel like I'm missing out on the days I don't go. is this what being a gym rat feels like? this little band nerd / orch dork / #clarinetist has never felt this before.

Dang, this brand new #klezmer album "Titunshnayder Duo", the work of Brazilian #clarinetist Alex Parke and Canadian #tsimbl player Dan Kunda Thagard, is extremely my thing. They warble and ponder their way through reinterpreting historical 78rpm recordings by the mysterious Titunshnayder.
https://alexparke.bandcamp.com/album/titunshnayder-duo

#bandcamp #JewishMusic #Yiddish #santouri #clarinet #FolkMusic

Flore Merlin, eine französische Pianistin, und der Schweizer Klarinettist Lionel Andrey erzählen über ihre neue CD COLOR GRADIENT.

https://orchestergraben.com/interview-mit-flore-merlin-und-lionel-andrey-zur-cd-color-gradient/

#piano #pianist #klavier #clarinet #clarinetist #klarinette #kammermusik #chambermusic #klassik #klassischemusik #classical #classicalmusic @classicalmusic @classicalmusicgroup

In einem persönlichen Interview redet Sabine Grofmeier über ihre Erfahrungen und das, was sie immer von Neuem antreibt.

Stefan Pieper führte das Interview.

https://orchestergraben.com/interview-mit-der-klarinettistin-und-konzertveranstalterin-sabine-grofmeier/

#klassik #klassischemusik #klarinette #klarinettistin #clarinet #clarinetist #classicalmusic #classical #elbphilharmonie @elbphilharmonie @classicalmusic

“Our parents told us, ‘Hey, get an #education.’ So that was the call, and this was our response. They’re the heroes, not us.”

-Edward Avedisian 1937-2022, #stock-picking, #securities filings-reader & #clarinetist for ensembles worldwide, donated $100 million to #Boston University’s medical school & major gifts to other institutions.

Born to Armenian immigrants, he credits his success to his parents.

Despite their modest #income: “they were always doing something for somebody else.“

#WSJ