Rehearsal last night
Thanks for another productive rehearsal last night. As we close in on our fifth Caramoor appearance, I need to ask for your help, especially when the air conditioning is on. The AC is loud. With it, it’s difficult for me to hear, plus it forces me to use my “outdoor voice” constantly for more than two hours. If at all possible, I’d rather not ask Andre to turn it off. But in order to make that work, I need to respectfully ask that we eliminate the constant murmur completely during all rehearsals — AC or otherwise. It’s just too much to process audiating everything required in the scores, as well as listening around the talking plus the rush of the wind. This should be the standard anyway; it’s even more important with the AC on. I appreciate your professionalism in this matter.
Rehearsals on June 25 & July 2
I’ve already posted the rehearsal plans for the last two rehearsals. This is because I’m checking into the Grand Hyatt tomorrow through Sunday, to conduct the National Middle School Honor Band rehearsals and performance at Carnegie Hall Saturday night. Then I fly to Chicago early Sunday morning for Marietta Paynter’s memorial service, and return Monday morning. There’s just no time in there for planning rehearsals. So I had to do it today.
Two comp tickets for Saturday night
If anyone is interested, I have two unclaimed comp tickets for my Carnegie Hall performance with this national honor band on Saturday night at 8 pm. In addition to the national honors choir and string orchestra, my program includes:
- Saucedo – American Barndance
- Sheldon – Lindbergh Variations
- Balmages – Rippling Watercolors
- LaPlante – In the Forest of the King
- Saint-Saëns – Pas Redoublé
If you’re interested in the two comp tickets, please email me. I’m happy to reserve them in your name for pickup at the box office. They should be very good seats.
Otherwise I’m going “off the grid” until Monday. Please focus your practice on the spots you know are the Achilles heels in this program! See you Monday.