Horn player musings of creation - from the second performance. Warm-Up Warm-up is a strange place. Nothing officially counts, yet everything matters. Notes are tested, breath is measured, confidence negotiated quietly with physics. It is preparation, but also possibility. Looking down between my feet during warm-up, I saw it again. New universes. Not fully formed. Not confident. Small clusters and scattered points, practice universes. Places where physics was still flexible, where civilizations … [Read more...]
The Accidental Genesis – Horn player musings of creation
Program notes for a universe formed during intermission - Performance night one. Observed shortly before intermission. Note the presence of the creator’s feet for scale, accountability, and mild judgment. At first glance, skeptics will say the image above is just a spill.Condensation. Gravity doing what gravity does. A little gross, maybe inconvenient, but ultimately meaningless. That theory collapses under even casual scrutiny. What you are actually looking at is creation mid-process. These … [Read more...]
What If? – Gig Edition
Crazy thoughts? We all have them from time to time. But this weekend, I had a doozy. Sitting in rehearsal with The Symphony of the Mountains for our side-by-side concert of Movie Music with area high schoolers, I was playing along when—like all brass players must—I needed to empty my slides. (“spittious-accumulatious” for the uninitiated.) I looked down at the fresh pattern on the floor left by my most recent…ejection…and a thought struck me. (Naturally, I had to share it with the second … [Read more...]
Feedback – two way street
This is a copy of a post I placed on LinkedIn. Feedback its a Two-Way Street: The Gift You Must Be Ready to ReceiveAt work we often hear and read complaints about the lack of feedback. Team members claim they crave it, and we as leaders, strive to provide it. But there’s an unspoken truth: many of those asking for feedback aren’t truly prepared to receive it. They dismiss it as invalid, blame external factors, or simply aren’t open to hearing it.I've come to the feeling that feedback is a … [Read more...]
Instagram Photos
Never seem to have my good camera handy enough so, I created an instagram account for all these glorious phone pictures. Having some issues getting the feeds to work properly now to changes in the Instagram API - for now, here's my profile View this profile on Instagram Robert A. Owen (@robert.a.owen) • Instagram photos and videos … [Read more...]
Time for more Pictures
I found this image today of little Gracie. She's the tiny cat in the house. … [Read more...]
Bones for Homes by Elijah
This is a Great cause! Take a moment and go buy a T-Shirt to help support the rescuing of Dogs in our area! Here's a little info on Bones for Homes: Bones for Homes by Elijah is the dream of seven year old Elijah. He was devastated after learning that some animals in shelters must be euthanized when they do not find homes, and he was determined to do something about that. Elijah decided to help buy selling dog treats, specifically the … [Read more...]