Dear friends and students, welcome to TBSH.
Not quite sure where to begin, but let's try this: We attended the wedding of my very first conducting student last weekend, outside of Washington, DC. He is now with the service bands and orchestra of the US military (one of the great jobs, by the way). During the ceremony (a lovely one!), I suggested the following, "The quality of one's life is not based on how the performance goes, but on who one goes home to after the performance." Before any discussion of scores or career or craft or rebound or gesture or champagne or foie gras, I urge you to make a note of this. Got it? Good.
Now, what scores did you all study today? I went back to Falla El Amor Brujo and Mozart 29, part of my program w. Omaha Symphony in a few weeks. Spoke with a colleague about whether or not one might use a little "andaluz" in singing the Falla, which would be a little like singing guttural r's in French (non si fa...o sì?). Haven't done the piece in over a decade, and it thrills me every time I open the score. If you haven't done it, look at it; it is a super piece, not difficult to play, rehearses quickly and is incredibly effective. You don't need a singer, though it is better with one. As for the Mozart, let's talk about that tomorrow.
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