Who Am I Besides a Musician? How an Injury Challenged Me to Reevaluate My Identity
“You’re on oboe vacation,” my graduate school professor said. “No playing until I tell you to.” Those were the words I’d dreaded hearing ever since…
“You’re on oboe vacation,” my graduate school professor said. “No playing until I tell you to.” Those were the words I’d dreaded hearing ever since…
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I sat at my desk, trying and failing to work, thinking only of my excitement around the concert I was attending that night. It was…
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