Sarasota

This past weekend, I was invited to perform at a private event down in Sarasota, FL. Up until COVID this had been an annual event, and one that I’ve enjoyed performing at very much. After taking a break in 2020, this was the second time it had been back since, and it was just lovely to go down there again!

I drove down 3 days prior, to catch up with old friends and meet some new ones and just had a terrific time. On ‘game day’ (3/20/22), I performed a set of 5 songs consisting of some of my favourite pieces outside on the lawn by the lake. A good friend of mine, Charles Chamot - the famous artist, captured one of my pieces on video, which I’ve uploaded to Youtube and embedded below.

One interesting fact about my playing, and the flute in general, is that whenever I play outside, I seem to attract a lot of birds. They tend to either fly all around me, or they perch up in nearby trees and listen to me play. In the video below, you’ll notice that I gesture up about half way through. The birds had started circling me again! I wish we could have caught them flying around me on camera, but we’ll just have to catch them doing it next time instead.

I’m back in Miramar Beach, FL now, and it’ll be back to working on my new material very soon again.

Best.

Danny Wilding