February 21, 2004 at 2:19 PM

Too much music to learn! I never realized how hard it is to premiere a concerto. You have to learn it just as well as a normal, older concerto, but you have the composer around, who expects it to be played a certain way. And there is the business of how you want to interpret it, and how other people think it needs to be interpreted...etc. It's a unique thing, but a little scary. I just found out I am not only premiering it at our arts school, but at the concert hall in town. Oy. And then there is Dvorak Concerto with orchestra next weekend...I think I need to hibenate when March ends or something. Agh, I can't complain. We had a "fiddle player" come give a class at our school yesterday. As much as I thought I'd hate it, it was rather entertaining. Something different from the normal everday thing. I am making myself want ot go practice.
CHLOE