Back to work...
Here's the promised entry about last Sunday:
Last Sunday morning, I met Allan @ his house around 8ish, so we could leave for the Musicians' Union, which is down in Hollywood. I got to sample some Janice's WONDERFUL homemade jam, as a bonus. Anyway, it turns out there were only 6 of us on the bus, including the driver, so a quiet ride was enjoyed by all. The drive down to Orange County didn't take too long, and scenery was great. I love Los Angeles. I got to see the Crystal Cathedral, which is gorgeous, and funny enough, there's a Best Buy really close to it. Costa Mesa is a lovely area with some great architecture, like the current Performing Arts Center, as well as the new one they're building. The principle flute auditions were that day as well, so there were a bazillion flautists running around and playing, and I'm sick of the Mozart concerto for now...
The rehearsal itself went really well, and I got a chance to meet David Shostac, the principle flute, as well as help Allan pick reeds. The new 2nd bassoonist, Damian, is such a nice guy and really cute. The rehearsal progressed, and it was great to see Keith Lockhart in the flesh. During the lunch break, Allan introduced me to him and I got his autograph for mom. He's a very sweet guy and a great conductor, as well. Of course, since Allan had played in the BSO, he knew Keith.
The concert was brilliant as always, and they featured the same AWESOME cellist, Alisha Weilerstein (I think that's her last name) to play the Rococo Variations again, as the program had changed at the last minute due to the illness of the singer. The program was as follows:
Le Tombeau de Couperin (Ravel)
Rococo Variations (Tchaikovsky)
Haffner Symphony (Mozart)
Mother Goose Suite (Ravel)
Some great repertoire, if I do say so myself. Interestingly enough, Keith told Allan (and myself) backstage afterwards that they had thought of putting the Mozart concerto after Le Tombeau, but then decided against it...needless to say, Allan was thankful they chose not to.
So, that, in a nutshell was my great day. Los Angeles is gorgeous at night, and even better when you have Enya as your soundtrack.
So, it's back to what could be considered as "normal" around here. Apparentely, since the holidays are approaching, Toys is now open until 10, instead of 9, which means I probably won't get out of there until midnight...narf! Oh well, it's money, and that's all that's keeping me motivated.
In Enya news, the album launch took place last week outside of Paris. Enya.com has some great photos and a video of the lovely fireworks display. Enya's dress was AMAZING - it was red, but backless. Very classy, and she keeps getting better with age, like Bach. There are only 18 more days until the album is released, so I think I can handle it. But be warned that's all I'll be listening to for the next few months, probably, lol.
Oh, and my car is finally in the shop. Apparentely there's something wrong w/ one of the cylinders(!), so it's back to bumming rides w/ people. More on this later.
Last Sunday morning, I met Allan @ his house around 8ish, so we could leave for the Musicians' Union, which is down in Hollywood. I got to sample some Janice's WONDERFUL homemade jam, as a bonus. Anyway, it turns out there were only 6 of us on the bus, including the driver, so a quiet ride was enjoyed by all. The drive down to Orange County didn't take too long, and scenery was great. I love Los Angeles. I got to see the Crystal Cathedral, which is gorgeous, and funny enough, there's a Best Buy really close to it. Costa Mesa is a lovely area with some great architecture, like the current Performing Arts Center, as well as the new one they're building. The principle flute auditions were that day as well, so there were a bazillion flautists running around and playing, and I'm sick of the Mozart concerto for now...
The rehearsal itself went really well, and I got a chance to meet David Shostac, the principle flute, as well as help Allan pick reeds. The new 2nd bassoonist, Damian, is such a nice guy and really cute. The rehearsal progressed, and it was great to see Keith Lockhart in the flesh. During the lunch break, Allan introduced me to him and I got his autograph for mom. He's a very sweet guy and a great conductor, as well. Of course, since Allan had played in the BSO, he knew Keith.
The concert was brilliant as always, and they featured the same AWESOME cellist, Alisha Weilerstein (I think that's her last name) to play the Rococo Variations again, as the program had changed at the last minute due to the illness of the singer. The program was as follows:
Le Tombeau de Couperin (Ravel)
Rococo Variations (Tchaikovsky)
Haffner Symphony (Mozart)
Mother Goose Suite (Ravel)
Some great repertoire, if I do say so myself. Interestingly enough, Keith told Allan (and myself) backstage afterwards that they had thought of putting the Mozart concerto after Le Tombeau, but then decided against it...needless to say, Allan was thankful they chose not to.
So, that, in a nutshell was my great day. Los Angeles is gorgeous at night, and even better when you have Enya as your soundtrack.
So, it's back to what could be considered as "normal" around here. Apparentely, since the holidays are approaching, Toys is now open until 10, instead of 9, which means I probably won't get out of there until midnight...narf! Oh well, it's money, and that's all that's keeping me motivated.
In Enya news, the album launch took place last week outside of Paris. Enya.com has some great photos and a video of the lovely fireworks display. Enya's dress was AMAZING - it was red, but backless. Very classy, and she keeps getting better with age, like Bach. There are only 18 more days until the album is released, so I think I can handle it. But be warned that's all I'll be listening to for the next few months, probably, lol.
Oh, and my car is finally in the shop. Apparentely there's something wrong w/ one of the cylinders(!), so it's back to bumming rides w/ people. More on this later.
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