The Good Years

The good years are now.

Yes, even amidst a pandemic. Yes, even when you made outstanding music with your ensembles a decade ago, preferred the educational system thirty years ago, even if you think the social mores were better 75 years ago.

The good years are now, because now is the only time we can affect.

I try to walk into every rehearsal, into every meeting, into every creative work opportunity, as if it is the best opportunity I’ve ever had to perform that task.

And you know what? With that mindset, it often is.