On November 5th I had the pleasure of performing my Senior recital at the Capital University Conservatory of Music. It was an honor to share the stage with many of my closest friends. Numerous members of my family and friends who were not performing attended to support what I consider to be the tentative end of my performing career.

I had the theme of portraying my musical journey through the programming. Pieces performed include: "Trumpet Songs" by Jennifer Higdon, "Ballade" by Daniel Dorff, and "Wayfaring Stranger" arranged by myself.

It truly takes a village to make an event like this possible. From the seven colaborators I performed with, the University event staff, my teachers, and my family which provided the food nearly twenty people directly participated in the production of this event. I could not be more grateful to those who helped me to bring this performance to life.

The highlight of the night for me was getting to perform a duet with my partner of two years. I had discovered the piece in my first year at Capital and was then planning to use it as an excuse to get closer to her. We never endd up playing the piece, but have now been in a relationship for over two years. After the show we had a massive family dinner and I felt a connection between my whole family that has not been present for many years at this point.

It is with this performance that I am happy to bring a close to a long lasting chapter of my life. While I have a few remaining performances to close this semester, I laid this performance out as a goodbye to solo trumpet playing.