Rowan Reeds use the Herzberg shape and Lavoro cane with a custom profile similar to the original Herzberg machine. Reeds are scraped and adjusted over four or five days to ensure consistency and excellent response and intonation. I’ll only send out reeds I would want to play on! All of my reeds are made to order, please contact me for customizations, adjustments for consistently out-of-tune notes, blowing resistance, strength, etc. Email: samr199911 [!at] yahoo.com note: custom color requests will not be honored Rowan is my corgi puppy that I adopted in the summer of 2023! Samuel Rhoton has enjoyed a diverse career as a chamber musician, educator, orchestral musician, and administrator. Originally from Salem Oregon, he has toured internationally in Latin America and across the United States. After a successful audition in 2023, Samuel was appointed principal bassoon of the Portland Opera in Portland Oregon. In 2017, he served as Associate Principal Bassoon with the National Youth Orchestra of America as they toured Latin America under the direction of Maestra Marin Alsop. The tour began with a performance in Carnegie Hall and with subsequent appearances in Guadalajara, Mexico, Quito, Ecuador, and Bogotá, Colombia. Memorable performances as rotating principal in the Shepherd School of Music’s Symphony and Chamber orchestras, as well as guest performances with the Houston Symphony, Oregon Symphony, and The Opera in the Heights. Samuel has participated in the Music Academy of the West in Santa Barbra California, the Marrowstone Music Festival in Bellingham, Washington, and the Brevard Music Center in Brevard, North Carolina. Sam has soloed with the Tualatin Valley Symphony and the Oregon ProArte Chamber Orchestra playing the Concerto for Bassoon and Orchestra by Carl Maria von Weber. While at Rice University’s Shepherd School of Music, he enjoyed his performances with his wind quintet, Diatomaceous. The ensemble has presented a wide range of works, including Elliot Carter’s Quintet, Jean Francaix’s Quintet No. 2, and Jean-Michel Damase’s 17 Variations for Wind Quintet. As an educator, Samuel serves as an adjunct professor of bassoon at George Fox, Linfield, and Pacific Universities. He served as the Teacher’s Assistant to Kathleen McLean while studying at Indiana University in 2021. He designed and taught a sixteen-week intensive course centered around teaching reed making. In the summer of 2019, Samuel served as a bassoon faculty member at the Young Musicians and Artists Festival in Salem Oregon. Samuel is a graduate of the Shepherd School of Music at Rice University. He studied under the tutelage of the Lynette S. Autrey Professor of Bassoon, Benjamin Kamins. Before Rice, Sam studied with William Ludwig, Kathleen McLean, and Carin Miller. He has also extensively studied with the incomparable Ann Kosanovic-Brown, the first female bassoonist to play with the Berlin Philharmonic.
Carnival Crafts and Activities for National Carnival Day (Feb 26)
Did you know National Carnival Day is February 26th? Celebrate with these Carnival Crafts and Activities. These are perfect for kids of all ages.
Problem Solving activities
Students experience so many new aspects each day. Between problems on the playground to being unsure of something on an assignment, everything is new at one time. So, this often makes students uncomfortable and worried. Since teachers never want students to feel like this, they work hard at showing there is always support around. For
World Flags-Bulletin Board-International Hello Pennant in 20 Different Languages
This gorgeous flags of the world international bulletin board displays HELLO from 20 countries and can be on your wall (or door or ceiling) in no time. Welcome students from around the world! All the thinking, planning, coordinating and measuring has been done for you. Just print, cut, and pin up. Presto! An amazing, colorful pennant that looks like you spent many hours creating! Shhh…I won’t tell if you don’t tell. Included in this set you will find: 20 individual large flags that measure 10.5 inches by 7.3 inches 20 individual small flags that measure 7.4 inches by 5.1 inches…
Queen Elizabeth Postcard (148mm x 148mm) Royal, Jubilee, Platinum, British, Portrait, Corgi, Flag, Invite, Invitation, Gift, Accessory Party
An A6 postcard designed and illustrated by myself. Featuring a cute illustration of Queen Elizabeth II in some of her colourful outfits! The original design is drawn digitally by me in procreate. The card is printed onto 400gsm silk card and is matt laminated. The postcard will be packaged in cellophane wrapping and in a hardback envelope to ensure safe postage to you. If you'd prefer your card to be free of any cello packaging please let me know in the comments at checkout. If you have any questions, please feel free to drop me a message! ------------------------ DELIVERY -…
Trip Guide: John Day Fossil Beds National Monument | Northwest TripFinder
This sunny Central Oregon treasure is the perfect spring escape for hikers and rockhounds.
