The Gilmore 2006, Day 11: Happy Anniversary, Mom and Dad!!!
Yes, it's my parent's Silver Anniversary today. Congratulations, Mom and Dad! =)
Today has been crazy, crazy weird.
I had a ridiculously difficult time getting out of bed this morning. It was honestly the first day that I wanted to just fall asleep and not go anywhere or do anything that required, well, me moving. It was raining this morning, too, and I was enjoying listening to the sound of it on the window, half-asleep. My stomach hurt. I didn't want to get up.
However, the master class I've been waiting for all Festival, the very first chamber music master class ever, led by Ralf Gothoni, was today. Yes, I have been biding my time for a week and a half, waiting, anticipating... ^_^ Ms. Imafuku played today!
^o^
^O^ ^O^ ^O^!!!!!
Yeah... so... hrm... The, uh, chamber ensemble played Dvorak's Quintet in A Major for piano and strings. I love Dvorak so much, and the quintet sounded fabulous. I wondered if at times the violins weren't burying the piano's sound a bit, but overall they were very, very musical, and I even got to hear some amazing viola melody! Hooray for Dvorak! Mr. Gothoni really worked some intricate little details, mostly relating to phrases and little articulations that made the already fantastic quintet sound even more musical. Very cool!
I had an interesting lunch... I was expounding upon my idea that it would be the best thing ever to see a shuttle launch from Cape Canaveral in the shape of a Lego Rocket Ship when Dr. Riley sat down at the table. Hehehe, he's sat down during the most interesting conversations. I don't think he knows what to do with me. ^_^ Laura and I caught a ride with Tony and Kilday to the Kalamazoo Valley Museum, where the noon films are being held. This one was entitled "Knowing the Score" and was essentially a lecture on how pianists need to look at the scores composers themselves wrote to really get in touch with the deepest essence of the music. It was kind of interesting to think that part of a piece of music can be transmitted in the fingerings a composer chooses and so forth. We watched a bit of a bonus feature in which the speaker had invited David Owen Norris to check out his old pianos. It was all hand-shot and pretty jerky, but interesting for a little while. It kind of dragged on and on, though, and the group finally decided enough was enough and left.
We walked out of the museum and into a torrential downpour. My stomach was giving me hell. My cell phone rang. It was Dad. He was in the area and wanted to do lunch.
Whoa, weird.
I got myself excused from our class meeting at three (I'm technically not in the actual Gilmore Festival class and consequently the meeting wouldn't have really applied to me, anyway) and we went to the Jimmy John's down the way. It really did me some good to talk with him, to hear all the craziness that continues to parade through the Schaeffer family, to get some things that have been plaguing me off my chest, to hear that somebody thinks I'm doing something worthwhile when all that I feel is that I should be doing more.
He dropped me off at the cafeteria around a quarter to five--he still had to get home in time to make it to dinner at the Club. I called Mom and found out that Brian has a good chance of actually working with a real pitching coach this summer, and that even his stone-faced Advertisement prof liked the DVD we spent so long on. It seems he's made quite an impression with the softball girls at Olivet, as well as their head coach, with his little project. That does my heart good. I still don't know what's going on with Erin, but then I don't think anybody does. I'm not sure anymore if she's staying in Mt. Pleasant or at home this summer, but I guess I'll find out soon enough. Apparently, Mr. Wilks is interested in seeing some of my own video projects, and he has connections in that area all over the state. If I give him the link to my portfolio (I think I'm going to have to snag my own domain name for it this summer...), there is a good chance that he might know somebody who wants to hire me, or at least give me some experience with fun multimedia toys.
And then there is DigiPen. *shakes head* What am I to do... Wait until I'm back on campus, then figure it out. =)
I grabbed some ice cream from the commons and chilled until our final event of the night. Ingrid Fliter, the 2006 Gilmore Artist played her debut at Chenery. I didn't feel great through the Haydn Sonata in E Minor, Hob. XVI:34, Beethoven's 32 Variations in C Minor, WoO 80, or the Beethoven Sonata No. 18 in E-flat Major, Op. 31, No. 3... I had a bit of a headache and wasn't focused entirely on what she was playing. After the lengthy intermission I felt better, though, and Ms. Fliter played four Chopin pieces that were absolutely gorgeous. First was the Nocturne in D-flat Major, Op. 27, No. 2, which was probably my favorite. She was so expressive and melodious, it was incredible. She also played the Polonaise in F-sharp Minor, Op. 44, the Scherzo No. 4 in E Major, Op. 54, and the Ballade No. 4 in F Minor, Op. 52. Ms. Fliter got a standing ovation and played two encores, which was pretty sweet. She's a very fine pianist and I enjoyed her recital a lot.
Home on the early side again. I think I'll turn in early as well. My ninja keeps getting thrashed in Shining Soul II Advance Mode, and building up my resistances will probably zonk me out reeeeal quick. Goodnight, crazy, crazy day!
Today has been crazy, crazy weird.
I had a ridiculously difficult time getting out of bed this morning. It was honestly the first day that I wanted to just fall asleep and not go anywhere or do anything that required, well, me moving. It was raining this morning, too, and I was enjoying listening to the sound of it on the window, half-asleep. My stomach hurt. I didn't want to get up.
However, the master class I've been waiting for all Festival, the very first chamber music master class ever, led by Ralf Gothoni, was today. Yes, I have been biding my time for a week and a half, waiting, anticipating... ^_^ Ms. Imafuku played today!
^o^
^O^ ^O^ ^O^!!!!!
Yeah... so... hrm... The, uh, chamber ensemble played Dvorak's Quintet in A Major for piano and strings. I love Dvorak so much, and the quintet sounded fabulous. I wondered if at times the violins weren't burying the piano's sound a bit, but overall they were very, very musical, and I even got to hear some amazing viola melody! Hooray for Dvorak! Mr. Gothoni really worked some intricate little details, mostly relating to phrases and little articulations that made the already fantastic quintet sound even more musical. Very cool!
I had an interesting lunch... I was expounding upon my idea that it would be the best thing ever to see a shuttle launch from Cape Canaveral in the shape of a Lego Rocket Ship when Dr. Riley sat down at the table. Hehehe, he's sat down during the most interesting conversations. I don't think he knows what to do with me. ^_^ Laura and I caught a ride with Tony and Kilday to the Kalamazoo Valley Museum, where the noon films are being held. This one was entitled "Knowing the Score" and was essentially a lecture on how pianists need to look at the scores composers themselves wrote to really get in touch with the deepest essence of the music. It was kind of interesting to think that part of a piece of music can be transmitted in the fingerings a composer chooses and so forth. We watched a bit of a bonus feature in which the speaker had invited David Owen Norris to check out his old pianos. It was all hand-shot and pretty jerky, but interesting for a little while. It kind of dragged on and on, though, and the group finally decided enough was enough and left.
We walked out of the museum and into a torrential downpour. My stomach was giving me hell. My cell phone rang. It was Dad. He was in the area and wanted to do lunch.
Whoa, weird.
I got myself excused from our class meeting at three (I'm technically not in the actual Gilmore Festival class and consequently the meeting wouldn't have really applied to me, anyway) and we went to the Jimmy John's down the way. It really did me some good to talk with him, to hear all the craziness that continues to parade through the Schaeffer family, to get some things that have been plaguing me off my chest, to hear that somebody thinks I'm doing something worthwhile when all that I feel is that I should be doing more.
He dropped me off at the cafeteria around a quarter to five--he still had to get home in time to make it to dinner at the Club. I called Mom and found out that Brian has a good chance of actually working with a real pitching coach this summer, and that even his stone-faced Advertisement prof liked the DVD we spent so long on. It seems he's made quite an impression with the softball girls at Olivet, as well as their head coach, with his little project. That does my heart good. I still don't know what's going on with Erin, but then I don't think anybody does. I'm not sure anymore if she's staying in Mt. Pleasant or at home this summer, but I guess I'll find out soon enough. Apparently, Mr. Wilks is interested in seeing some of my own video projects, and he has connections in that area all over the state. If I give him the link to my portfolio (I think I'm going to have to snag my own domain name for it this summer...), there is a good chance that he might know somebody who wants to hire me, or at least give me some experience with fun multimedia toys.
And then there is DigiPen. *shakes head* What am I to do... Wait until I'm back on campus, then figure it out. =)
I grabbed some ice cream from the commons and chilled until our final event of the night. Ingrid Fliter, the 2006 Gilmore Artist played her debut at Chenery. I didn't feel great through the Haydn Sonata in E Minor, Hob. XVI:34, Beethoven's 32 Variations in C Minor, WoO 80, or the Beethoven Sonata No. 18 in E-flat Major, Op. 31, No. 3... I had a bit of a headache and wasn't focused entirely on what she was playing. After the lengthy intermission I felt better, though, and Ms. Fliter played four Chopin pieces that were absolutely gorgeous. First was the Nocturne in D-flat Major, Op. 27, No. 2, which was probably my favorite. She was so expressive and melodious, it was incredible. She also played the Polonaise in F-sharp Minor, Op. 44, the Scherzo No. 4 in E Major, Op. 54, and the Ballade No. 4 in F Minor, Op. 52. Ms. Fliter got a standing ovation and played two encores, which was pretty sweet. She's a very fine pianist and I enjoyed her recital a lot.
Home on the early side again. I think I'll turn in early as well. My ninja keeps getting thrashed in Shining Soul II Advance Mode, and building up my resistances will probably zonk me out reeeeal quick. Goodnight, crazy, crazy day!