Day 58 in 2022

It's that time of year...recording his summer camp audition.

Day 39 in 2022

Recording this year's virutal Solo & Ensemble event (in all of its complexity).

Day 36 in 2022

Practicing together for Solo & Ensemble.

Day 29 in 2022

Day 28 in 2022

Single digit temperatures, snow, and wind, all set against the backdrop of a raging pandemic, are not ideal vacation conditions. On the bright side, the conference is held annually at the DeVos Place Convention Center and Performance Hall, and while Betsy DeVos is Michigan's greatest embarrassment and I'd rather not give the family any of our money, the complex is a beautiful one and is attached to the Amway Grand Hotel, where we found ourselves lucky enough to get a room. That meant that not only did Calvin not have to leave the building for any of his activities, we were well entertained during the long days without having to leave it ourselves. We stayed in the historic part of the 1920s hotel, with its high, thick-beamed ceilings, and while much of it has of course been redone, it was done so tastefully and in keeping with the theme.

So on day two, while much of the hotel world was busy with conference things, we explored a mostly empty  hotel and attached conference center without the risk of crowds or the chill of the Michigan winter.