It’s October in the blink of an eye. Earlier this summer, I accepted an interim position as Instructor of Trumpet and Brass Area Chair at Kennesaw State University. We are already approaching week 8 and it has been such a joy working alongside my new colleagues and students! Also- I absolutely love the cultural vibrance of Atlanta and the surrounding area.
Upcoming performances of note:
October 16, 7:30pm. Faculty recital, KSU as part of our Music, Nature, and Sustainability Festival
October 28,29, 7pm and 2pm. Ghostbusters! With the Hawaii Symphony
Nov 10, 8pm. Bach/Vivaldi concerto with the KSU Wind Symphony!
Nov 18, 6pm. Berlioz’ Symphonie Fantastique w/ New Mexico Philharmonic
Dec 1-3, various times. Nutcracker with the Georgia Ballet
I’ll leave you with a recent release from some of my favorite and frequent collaborators, James McAndrew and Milquetoast & CO. This is from their upcoming LP which I co-produced, arranged, and played some trumpet on. This session was particularly heart wrenching and features the Section Quartet (recording credits include Christina Aguilera, Foo Fighters, Iggy Pop, Sam Phillips, etc) playing my string arrangements and stunning vocal stylings by Lauren Frihauf. I played a little trumpet in there too. I’m not crying, you’re crying *sniffle sniffle
GO OWLS!
Sam Oatts 