I am performing in technique class this Wednesday. This means I will play a Popper etude, acceleration scale, major, melodic minor, and harmonic minor scales, and arpeggiation patterns for my peers (from memory). Guess what I’m spending the majority of my practice time on this week?
On a somewhat happier note, I get to perform the first movement of the Barber Sonata in studio class next Monday. That will be most enjoyable. It is such a beautiful, emotional piece. I look forward to performing it.
On Thursday, the Freshman Cello Trio will be performing the Popper Requiem for Open Recital. We have been working so hard on it! It sounds beautiful, and we are chomping at the bit to perform it for an audience. The three of us work extremely well together, so it should be a great success.
Saturday is the second Wheaton College Symphony Orchestra Concert. We will be performing works by Puccini, De Falla, Mozart, and Dvorak (his seventh symphony). The Dvorak is my favorite - so many wonderful cello lines!
So this is performance week! We’ll see how it goes. I am quite excited.
We watched the concert on WETN live stream. It was amazing!
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