Update
Hi Everyone... remember me?
Let me update you on how I am atm... I've spent the year 2008 so far, in physical pain. (It's the year 4706 in the Chinese calendar!) I've fallen down the stairs, had crippling stomach pain, had a sore arm from an immunity injection and just got 3 wisdom teeth out.
But somehow, apart from that, I'm pretty good :) My musical life is far outweighing my social life at present, and with dealing with all the physical pain as well, it's wearing me out!
I've also started ballet which makes me feel graceful (not a lot does, heheh), and playing doubles tennis with friends. That's a lot of physical activity for me...
And I started composing again. I'm listening to French songs by Debussy, Duparc, Faure and Ravel for research (to get me in a French mood/style). I've discovered that Gerard Souzay has an exquisite voice but I needed to be inspired by a soprano voice with a piano accompaniment as I'm writing for soprano fleen AND I'm setting a beloved poem she found.
My community orchestra also happens to be playing French music. I'll be taking over as leader for 2 months as Emilie will be on "maternity leave" and I've discovered that I also have a solo (like completely SOLO), along with actually having to play ALL the notes written to "lead" the orchestra - shitting myself, yes!
But I'm embracing it all so GO ME! I think...
Let me update you on how I am atm... I've spent the year 2008 so far, in physical pain. (It's the year 4706 in the Chinese calendar!) I've fallen down the stairs, had crippling stomach pain, had a sore arm from an immunity injection and just got 3 wisdom teeth out.
But somehow, apart from that, I'm pretty good :) My musical life is far outweighing my social life at present, and with dealing with all the physical pain as well, it's wearing me out!
I've also started ballet which makes me feel graceful (not a lot does, heheh), and playing doubles tennis with friends. That's a lot of physical activity for me...
And I started composing again. I'm listening to French songs by Debussy, Duparc, Faure and Ravel for research (to get me in a French mood/style). I've discovered that Gerard Souzay has an exquisite voice but I needed to be inspired by a soprano voice with a piano accompaniment as I'm writing for soprano fleen AND I'm setting a beloved poem she found.
My community orchestra also happens to be playing French music. I'll be taking over as leader for 2 months as Emilie will be on "maternity leave" and I've discovered that I also have a solo (like completely SOLO), along with actually having to play ALL the notes written to "lead" the orchestra - shitting myself, yes!
But I'm embracing it all so GO ME! I think...