Old Friends

One of the greatest things about all the travelling we do is being able to meet up with old friends in different places. Because of my early days on the West Coast and current days on the East Coast, my friends are scattered all over the place.

So, when we played at Stanford University, an old friend, Julian, came to the concert and brought his very witty girlfriend, Susan. Julian and I, we go way back to the days of piano lessons and student recitals with Lorraine Ambrose at the Vancouver Academy of Music. He is multi-talented; he is a great pianist, cellist, as well as...programmer? (sorry, Julian, I don't really know what to call you). He currently has a very cool job working for Pixar and seems very happy in the Bay area! The day after the concert, I had some free time so we caught up over dinner and drinks at an excellent tapas place in Oakland.

Then, in Carmel, when we played for Chamber Music Monterey Bay, another old friend, Sharon, managed to catch up with us the night before the concert. She also had her husband-to-be in tow (Tilman), who is a really nice guy! Sharon, who is a wonderful cellist, is entering law school in the fall at Harvard! You go, girl! Good luck to Sharon and Tilman on their new life together! Here is a picture of us after the concert: