Work in Progress
About
Work in Progress is a collection of thoughts, trials, and triumphs of my life as a classical musician. Writing has been an outlet for me since I was a kid, and while I still keep a collection of journals to myself, this space will be here to capture parts my musical life as I learn, grow, and change.
…that’s all for now, folks!
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A quick preface: while this is being published in 2025, I wrote these thoughts out last summer while I was home the month after graduating from Oberlin. That is all. Enjoy! June 27, 2024 I’ve been playing at a restaurant in my hometown in Georgia for about a month now; jazz arrangements, a couple of…
Ben Smith - Flutist & Music Journalist 