For your New Year’s Eve playlist!

🎶 Throwback to the late 1900s when I’d been playing cello for just 1.5 years—crusty, but committed. Here’s to more imperfect victories in 2025! 🎻

🎵 La Cinquantaine by Jean Gabriel-Marie

#ProgressNotPerfection

Little Meow Meow would like to share his New Year’s resolutions with you…
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later. 💤😹💡

#LittleMeowMeow #CatNap #NewYearsResolutions #SleepyKitty #CatLife #Meow #PurrfectlyCozy #NewYearNewGoals #Catstagram #NappingCat #CozyVibes #DreamingBig #FluffyNap #KittyLove #Caturday

Few things bring more joy than seeing former students flourish. In 2024, I’ve been fortunate to work alongside five of them at Westminster Public Schools and the Aspen Music Festival and School—and to witness so many others achieving greatness in their own paths! 🎉

#MusicEducation #ProudTeacher

🎁 What a way to wrap up the year! Just before the buzzer, I had the absolute honor of presenting the Westminster High School ALPHA award for leadership to the incredible Lora Davidek. This moment was, without a doubt, one of my personal highlights of 2024.

#leadership #artsleadership

This big, bad wolf traded huffing and puffing for shredding on the violin! Congratulations to the entire Westminster High School Performing Arts Winter Spec 2024 team on such a wonderful community event! 🐺🎻

#musiceducation #community

I try not to pick favorites… but this crowd makes it nearly impossible! The Westminster High School community knows how to show up for its students! 🤩

#westminstercolorado #musiceducation #community #performingarts

Winter is officially hot! ❄️🔥

Friday, over 250 student will collaborate in Westminster High School’s Winter Spec to create a blazing good time with music, fun, and unforgettable performances! 🎻

Can’t wait to help bring this show to life, including a performance of my “Feliz Navidad” arrangement! 🎶

Building community through music! 🎶

Grateful to Kedyn Menchu Cruz for this article and to all Westminster High School Orchestra and Mariachi students for working to build this together! 💪

#musiceducation #community

Which ensemble would have the best show? Why? You decide! 😂🦃😸🎻🎺

All images are AI…How cool would it be if they were real though?!

#Thanksgiving #musiceducation #orchestra #mariachi #aiart

The soundtrack to turkey patrol:

“Autumn Leaves”

Secretly hoping for “Flight of the Turkey”! 🦃🍂🎶

#thanksgiving #cat #jazz #classical

Grateful to have Dr. Nancy Hernandez in my life!

From connecting Westminster High School with instrument resources, to seeking out performances, to bringing us cookies, and more! Her support has been essential, and I am personally indebted.

Thank you for being my/our Mariachi Madrina! ✨

Sound check for our free Thanksgiving Cello Reflections and Dedications broadcast! 🎤

November 27, 2024 at 6pm MT at twitch.tv/TheMLConnection 🎻

Thank you to my Lions, Cats, and Kittens for their support of this broadcast! 🎶

#cello #thanksgiving #gratitude #livestream #cat

🎉 "¡Felicidades!" to the 240 talented orchestra students from Boulder Valley School District's Angevine and Louisville Middle Schools! 🎻✨

Their combined Stringathon concert was a triumph, featuring a wonderful performance of my "Cielito Lindo" Multi-Level Masterpiece arrangement!