Category Archives: Tales from the road

It is hard to believe that another year of TubaFest is over…  TubaFest?  Yes, you read that correctly…  The Fredericton International TubaFest was started in 2004 by my father, Richard Riding.  Every year for the last 9 years clinicians and … Continue reading →

This was my last day at the East Coast Music Week.  It was yet another great day!  The morning and afternoon were spent rehearsing with Symphony NB.  Today our soloists joined us throughout the day, so we rehearsed with David … Continue reading →

Today was a great day!  My day started off meeting up with Paul Milner, a producer from PEI.  We were originally scheduled to talk about doing a Christmas recording, but I have put that plan on the back burner for … Continue reading →

Well, well…  Kim and I got up at 5am today.  We packed up the car and hit the road early, arriving in Moncton around 8:30am.  I managed to check into our hotel (although we couldn’t get access to the room … Continue reading →

This was my second year playing at the FREX.  Last year I received a call asking if I would accompany the Bonnie Kilburn Dancers during the stage shows.  I had a lot of fun and was delighted to get the … Continue reading →

Today was our last full day in Montreal as tomorrow we hit the road and head back to Fredericton.  This was the day that we went shopping, much to the delight of many of the students.  Luckily for me, a … Continue reading →

As mentioned yesterday, I know live in the country.  That fact was emphasized to me last night as I lay in bed trying to fall asleep.  Even though I used to live in a basement apartment in the McGill ghetto … Continue reading →

Today was the day of my showcase at the ECMAs!  Skip Holmes and I showed up at Murphy’s Community Centre just before 10am for our 11am showcase.  I was greeted by the volunteer saying “Welcome Christine, I recognize you from … Continue reading →

Kim and I arrived in Charlottetown at about 1pm today.  We signed into our hotel and I went down to the Delta to sign in to the ECMAs.  Registration was quite smooth, although I did end up with a conference … Continue reading →