I want to thank everyone who was able to make it to my recital. It turned out to be a really good show and I had a blast putting it on. Fortunately, some good performing opportunities have come up because of it, so I'll try to keep you posted on when and where I'm playing.
If you haven't heard, the company that I have been teaching trumpet lessons at for the past four years is officially out of business. It came out of nowhere and now there are nearly 70 music teachers looking for new places to teach from. I'm working on getting a place in the northern end of Utah County in an attempt to keep all my students.
The hardest part about this situation is that there seems to be some foul play on the part of The Music School's investors and parent company, Sentry Financial. For those of you who live in Utah, you'll being seeing some things about them on the news over the next few days. An investigation is now underway about the legality of closing the school with such short notice without reimbursing students for lessons they won't be getting and withholding payment from all employees for the entire month of September. I hope some of my close friends don't get buried in this whole mess.
With this forced career change looming, the downtrodden world economy, natural disasters increasing in quantity and apparent intensity, I can't help but think of the words of the Savior to His apostles regarding the days before His Second Coming. It's nice to know that the answer to ALL of life's problems and trials is simply to obey the commandments.
Wednesday, September 24, 2008
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