*Whew!!*
Well, the classical music recital is finished - ALLELUIA!!! - and all of the performers did well.
Our program included:
Piano solo by Simon B.
Prelude & Fugue - I.S. Bach
Violin & Piano by Olga M. & Simon B.
Liegsgruss - E. Elgar
Barcarolle - P.I. Tchaikovsky
Meditation - I. Messenet
Flute & Piano by Annie & Will D.
Für Elise - L. Beethoven
Canon - Pachelbel
Pradelium - J. Hook
Organ & Piano by Aeärwen & Nashoma C.
The Sunken Cathedral - C. Debussy
The Swan - C. Saint-Saens
Piano solo by Aeärwen
Klavierstuck - F. Mendelssohn
Waterfall - J. Schmidt
Other than the fact that my hands sweat so that I was almost sticking to the piano keys, and I'm now sitting here getting over the shakes that I simply couldn't allow myself to have ahead of time, it was a thoroughly enjoyable afternoon event. It was the first ever in that particular venue, and if the lady in charge has anything to say about it, it won't be the last.
NOW I get to relax and enjoy the rest of the busy week. Rehearsals for the musical program on Saturday aren't nerve-wracking, mostly because I'm only the accompanist - and not the only one, at that. It's the solos that get to me - although these folks somehow manage to convince me to play for them often enough that I'm getting better about the cases of nerves I get beforehand.
What I have to remember - and something for anybody having to get up in public and do something to think about - is what Itzak Perlman said one time on a TV interview I saw. His philosophy coming into a concert is not so much that he's performing, but rather that he's sharing of his skill and his talent with those who can't do what he does. It's a great way to think about standing forth, whether it's for public speaking or music or whatever - that what one is doing is sharing of one's knowledge and/or talent with those who for one reason or the other didn't have those opportunities.
It makes it a far less egotistical activity when one thinks of it that way.
Just sayin... :-D
Our program included:
Piano solo by Simon B.
Prelude & Fugue - I.S. Bach
Violin & Piano by Olga M. & Simon B.
Liegsgruss - E. Elgar
Barcarolle - P.I. Tchaikovsky
Meditation - I. Messenet
Flute & Piano by Annie & Will D.
Für Elise - L. Beethoven
Canon - Pachelbel
Pradelium - J. Hook
Organ & Piano by Aeärwen & Nashoma C.
The Sunken Cathedral - C. Debussy
The Swan - C. Saint-Saens
Piano solo by Aeärwen
Klavierstuck - F. Mendelssohn
Waterfall - J. Schmidt
Other than the fact that my hands sweat so that I was almost sticking to the piano keys, and I'm now sitting here getting over the shakes that I simply couldn't allow myself to have ahead of time, it was a thoroughly enjoyable afternoon event. It was the first ever in that particular venue, and if the lady in charge has anything to say about it, it won't be the last.
NOW I get to relax and enjoy the rest of the busy week. Rehearsals for the musical program on Saturday aren't nerve-wracking, mostly because I'm only the accompanist - and not the only one, at that. It's the solos that get to me - although these folks somehow manage to convince me to play for them often enough that I'm getting better about the cases of nerves I get beforehand.
What I have to remember - and something for anybody having to get up in public and do something to think about - is what Itzak Perlman said one time on a TV interview I saw. His philosophy coming into a concert is not so much that he's performing, but rather that he's sharing of his skill and his talent with those who can't do what he does. It's a great way to think about standing forth, whether it's for public speaking or music or whatever - that what one is doing is sharing of one's knowledge and/or talent with those who for one reason or the other didn't have those opportunities.
It makes it a far less egotistical activity when one thinks of it that way.
Just sayin... :-D