Last night was CCM's concert of Stravinsky's The Firebird and Saint-Saens Symphony No. 3 in C minor, "Organ." I have been really blessed recently in the music I have performed. I have played some of the music which is most religious to me. With last weeks performance of Beethoven 6 an Appalachian Spring, all I would need to play is Ravel's Daphnis et Chloe and Debussy's Petite Suite and I would be in heaven.
The concert went very smoothly. There were parts of the Firebird that blew me away, but other parts, I prefer the performance I did with BYU. Isn't it always the case though? You grow, you learn and you reflect. Great experience.
The Organ was SO loud and the part where the organ enters in the second movement is BRILLIANT. Then, the piano duet takes over as the strings sour with the melody...there is nothing like this. If you have seen "Impressions de France" at EPCOT then you have heard the part I am talking about (though I do not like their usage of Daphnis et Chloe, but that is a horse of a different color). It was a fun concert. It has been a while since I have performed a "fun" concert. Mark Gibson seemed to be thrilled while he was conducting, which always makes the performance that much better.
Nothing else is really going on in my life. The quarter is quickly coming to a close which is both good and bad... The inevitability of people leaving is something I NEED to think about, but do not want to have to deal with. Oh well.
There is still no news on Spoleto or any further development on Aspen. Right now, I am leaning more towards NYC. We shall see, as always.
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