That's enough alliteration for one post! We had the first full rehearsal tonight, and I find that we have the Shostakovich Festive Overture and the John Williams Liberty Fanfare both on the programme. The problem is that I need a Contra Bass for the Shostakovich and a Bass for the Williams, the Fanfare is too high for me to play on the CC and the Overture too low for me on the EEb. The only answer is take both, sometimes I feel this smacks of showing off, but it's also a serious logistical pain getting both instruments up to town for rehearsals, and on Saturday there is going to be a big demo on my route.
Who said life was going to be easy?
Friday, 25 March 2011
Thursday, 24 March 2011
The best layed plans
Oh dear, Oh dear, Oh dear, yes the best laid plans of mice and men come to naught. I refer of course to my total inability to keep this blog up to date. I see I promised to make at least one post each week, and have failed miserably. However I refuse to be disheartened and will carry on, whether anyone is reading this or not (please let me know if you are)
I have had some very bad news over the last weekend, an old friend has passed away, I'm not sure of his exact age but he could not be much over 50 if indeed that old. He was a very talented, but underrated tuba player who lived life to the full. I lost touch with him a few years ago, and now feel guilty as well as sad, I can't help wondering if we had not lost touch if I could have done something to help him. As well as sadness for my friend, when people younger than yourself die, it is a reminder of one's own mortality, as well as a reminder not to lose touch with any more friends. That having been said there is only so much time available, and as musicians we can spread ourselves pretty thinly. At the moment I am exceptionally busy and am finding it hard to put much time in with my own family, and surely this should be the priority.
There are a couple of concerts coming up, Proms Praise with the All Souls Orchestra http://www.allsoulsorchestra.org/Events/2011-04-02/Prom-Praise-London-2011/ and a centenary concert with Croydon Brass Band http://croydonband.webs.com/news.htm . As conductor & MD this is taking a lot more effort and input from me than I had appreciated, but I am looking forward to both of these events.
In the mean time we have a family outing on Sunday - we're going to Brands Hatch for the Truck Racing
I have had some very bad news over the last weekend, an old friend has passed away, I'm not sure of his exact age but he could not be much over 50 if indeed that old. He was a very talented, but underrated tuba player who lived life to the full. I lost touch with him a few years ago, and now feel guilty as well as sad, I can't help wondering if we had not lost touch if I could have done something to help him. As well as sadness for my friend, when people younger than yourself die, it is a reminder of one's own mortality, as well as a reminder not to lose touch with any more friends. That having been said there is only so much time available, and as musicians we can spread ourselves pretty thinly. At the moment I am exceptionally busy and am finding it hard to put much time in with my own family, and surely this should be the priority.
There are a couple of concerts coming up, Proms Praise with the All Souls Orchestra http://www.allsoulsorchestra.org/Events/2011-04-02/Prom-Praise-London-2011/ and a centenary concert with Croydon Brass Band http://croydonband.webs.com/news.htm . As conductor & MD this is taking a lot more effort and input from me than I had appreciated, but I am looking forward to both of these events.
In the mean time we have a family outing on Sunday - we're going to Brands Hatch for the Truck Racing
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