I have to brag a little bit about our middle child Sam, who is 18 yrs old and graduating from high school next month. He plays saxophone in the jazz band at Boulder High, and applied to go to Music School at CU here in Boulder next year.
He auditioned for the CU Honor Band and got first chair. Then he auditioned for All State Band on a day he was sick with stomach flu, and got first chair, first alto sax.
Then he decided to audition for a merit scholarship to CU Music School, practiced 3 hours a day for months, and he just got the official letter offering him a full ride merit scholarship! Woo hoo! We are so proud of him!
Music runs in our family. Sophie plays violin, Mason plays sax too, Paul plays flute, and I am a cellist. Music scholarships run in the family too. I got a scholarship to CU Music School in the late 70s, before I went to Design School. (FIDM) Paul’s dad got a music scholarship with his trumpet, after his service in Europe during WWII. My mom plays piano, and her dad played saxophone in California dance bands during the 20s. (His mom was a California impressionist painter.) Our house is always full of music, and we look forward to even more music in the family now!
I don’t play professionally anymore, but I am on the Development Committee for the Boulder Philharmonic. (Fundraising group) Attending live music performances is one of the ways I keep the creative juices flowing, and another way to support the Arts in our community. I get some of my best ideas while listening to symphony concerts!
You may ask, how did I end up having a career as a musician, then an artist and designer? Nobody ever told me I couldn’t make a living as a creative person. Nobody told me to choose a more “practical” major in college. I am very lucky that I grew up in a creative family, and I pass on that same advice to my kids: Do what you love and see where it takes you. Paul’s mom was an expressionist painter, so he also grew up surrounded by color and creativity. We have fun sharing our mutual appreciation of art and design!
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