I'm back!
So the violin was too small. But I'm happy now anyway--I have a French violin that's not too loud--but at least not nasal, like all the other French ones sounded--but it's sweet. And a new bow thrown in to boot.
But another very **EXCITING** thing has happened! I was having a lesson and my teacher gets a phone call from Mark Huxel at Settlement. He says that the Philadelphia Classic Symphony, a small, baroque chamber orchestra, is going to need a child violinist to play a movement of a baroque concerto. It just happened to be my first lesson with the Bach E Major Concerto--first movement--for my teacher. He sais it was going really well, and that I could play it with him! The only thing is whether or not they wanted the half-size violin. Finally, they said yes! And during that, I got to solo with the Ocean City Pops (in N.J.) cause they were doing their first Halloween concert. The entire orchestra was in costume, and I had to be too. I was a witch. (Of course.) I didn't want to actually /play/ in costume; I was afraid my cape would fall off. So my teacher choreographed it so that I came out and kind of shook my broom at the audience and this guy would come out, dressed as a zombie, carrying my violin. I hand him my accessories, and he hands me the violin. I tune; I play. Except, zombie forgot to take the cape. I gave it to the co-concert master (actually, it was a woman. (With a very nice sun mask, I might add.) Would that be concert mistress? Anyway:) and she threw it at him. But it got caught on her bow. But he snatched it away, so it turned out humorous anyway. Yesterday I met the conductor of the Classic Symphony; Karl Middleman. He was very nice, and he gave nice suggestions as to what things I should change in the piece. Then we (my mom, my teacher and I) went and peeked at the hall. Even though it has wood floors and a vaulted, marble ceiling, the acoustics are only so-so! But it's a nice hall. I play November 10th.
All for now.
So the violin was too small. But I'm happy now anyway--I have a French violin that's not too loud--but at least not nasal, like all the other French ones sounded--but it's sweet. And a new bow thrown in to boot.
But another very **EXCITING** thing has happened! I was having a lesson and my teacher gets a phone call from Mark Huxel at Settlement. He says that the Philadelphia Classic Symphony, a small, baroque chamber orchestra, is going to need a child violinist to play a movement of a baroque concerto. It just happened to be my first lesson with the Bach E Major Concerto--first movement--for my teacher. He sais it was going really well, and that I could play it with him! The only thing is whether or not they wanted the half-size violin. Finally, they said yes! And during that, I got to solo with the Ocean City Pops (in N.J.) cause they were doing their first Halloween concert. The entire orchestra was in costume, and I had to be too. I was a witch. (Of course.) I didn't want to actually /play/ in costume; I was afraid my cape would fall off. So my teacher choreographed it so that I came out and kind of shook my broom at the audience and this guy would come out, dressed as a zombie, carrying my violin. I hand him my accessories, and he hands me the violin. I tune; I play. Except, zombie forgot to take the cape. I gave it to the co-concert master (actually, it was a woman. (With a very nice sun mask, I might add.) Would that be concert mistress? Anyway:) and she threw it at him. But it got caught on her bow. But he snatched it away, so it turned out humorous anyway. Yesterday I met the conductor of the Classic Symphony; Karl Middleman. He was very nice, and he gave nice suggestions as to what things I should change in the piece. Then we (my mom, my teacher and I) went and peeked at the hall. Even though it has wood floors and a vaulted, marble ceiling, the acoustics are only so-so! But it's a nice hall. I play November 10th.
All for now.
posted by Caeli at
9:19 PM
