When I was a very small person, there was a golden book, and the title was "what do daddies do all day?" -- and it started, "what do daddies do all day, while their children sing and play"... and then it followed the daddies as they went to offices, factories and other work places.
So... what do musicians do....
I learned, about 2 days ago, that I will be principal for the november concert run of New Phil. The program includes Wagner Siegfried Idyll, Barber Violin concerto and Bernstein Symphonic dances. In addition to sitting at the front of the section during reh and concerts, this means that I set (ahead of time - and based on my knowledge and experience) the bowings for the pieces, and mark the same in a master part.
today I did some prep for this -- Yesterday I got these three tunes from the library, and today I checked out YouTube to see what was on line. I found an amazing performance that -- for the barber concerto - ran the violin solo part music visually while the music was playing. It was a great help, as the barber is a piece that changes meter frequently, and has a lot of flux in the tempo. Tomorrow I start marking the bowing.
also coming down the pike - a couple of performances to check out and put on the calendar !!
beethoven 9 on Sept 30/Oct 1 at College of DuPage
Grace Cantata on Sept 25 -
more details on these tomorrow
oh yes, and cello time
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