Hi again, Derek, and good to see you here.
I lived in HU4 for the 2 years that I was at the Arts Academy (my fossils are all over the Concourse). John Lindenau studied at Baldwin-Wallace and was playing around the Cleveland area before following his inner outdoorsman and landing, wonderfully, in Interlochen. We fished almost every day and I learned from him that we can play and have lives as well (a lesson soon forgotten, obviously).
Thank you, Mr. Peabody (and his boy, Sherman)
As you've noted, we Eds stick together.
Alex, you must have encountered Michel Tilken (principal trombone during part of my time in the PPhO) at the Lemmensinstituut. Also, since you were involved in the brassbands, you may have met Bennie Wiame (who replaced me when I left the orchestra). Both wonderful players. Also, I taught with Theo Mertens at the Rotterdams Conservatorium. By the way, I love that little Michaelangelo tucked away in Ghent (probably another Onze Lieve Vrouwenkerk? I don't remember the name).
For the record, I'll still be teaching at CalArts . . . a school (and style of education) that I absolutely believe in. My rationale for taking the job at McGill was that my butt couldn't become more shaped like an airplane seat, so why worry?
Best to you all,
EC