Elgar 'n me
Last night, our orchestra did its Elgar concert with a guest conductor, a friend of our regular conductor’s out of England. As often as I’ve heard or read about the persons depicted in the Enigma Variations, they have never been as real to me as they became described by the GC.
I don’t remember playing a concert with such a sense of panic since LU did Rite; at least panic on my behalf. And even then, the panic started within the first 2 minutes of the cello concerto, and took until the second half of the third variation to settle. I absolutely cannot stand that feeling, the slipping down the roof with your fingernails not quite catching on the way down. You know that it’s only one story and you’ll probably land on your feet, but the panic when you first start sliding beats that thought out of your head. You know it?
The Elgar pieces were tricky. I almost survived. We did go over to L.A. Grande for brunch this morning, and the quiche was great.
On to Mahler 1! It’s almost relaxing. I’ve actually played the part before, am familiar with the piece, and am going to really enjoy the sound. At least, that’s how I feel now.
Check in again in May.
Cheers,
Reid
I don’t remember playing a concert with such a sense of panic since LU did Rite; at least panic on my behalf. And even then, the panic started within the first 2 minutes of the cello concerto, and took until the second half of the third variation to settle. I absolutely cannot stand that feeling, the slipping down the roof with your fingernails not quite catching on the way down. You know that it’s only one story and you’ll probably land on your feet, but the panic when you first start sliding beats that thought out of your head. You know it?
The Elgar pieces were tricky. I almost survived. We did go over to L.A. Grande for brunch this morning, and the quiche was great.
On to Mahler 1! It’s almost relaxing. I’ve actually played the part before, am familiar with the piece, and am going to really enjoy the sound. At least, that’s how I feel now.
Check in again in May.
Cheers,
Reid