Busy, busy, busy!!!

Don't get me wrong, I'm definitely NOT complaining! Besides all the stuff in my last post, I also did a Lehman Band concert yesterday afternoon, on euph. Lots of fun stuff, 2 movements from John Corigliano's Gazebo Dances, Swashbucklers (themes from old movies like Sea Hawk, Conquest of Cortez...) Whistler & His Dog, Jager's Symphonia Noblissima. Other stuff, too. I've been having a section of the Corigliano, the Tarantella, running in my head all day...

This morning, I was back at Ted Blumenthal's for our Monday morning quartet session. Today, I got to read through the 1st part on the Bozza Quartet. Man, that piece is tough, especially sightreading the 1st part. I've done the 3rd and 4th parts before, they aren't as whacky as the lead part. Glad there's no band rehearsal tonight! We only play quartets for 1.5 hours, but it's high intensity, no breaks. Like E.T. said, "Ouch!"

Coming up this week, I'm doing Guys & Dolls over at Horace Greeley HS, in Chappaqua. Yes, that's where Bill & Hillary live these days. I doubt they'll be at any of the shows...