by Kenneth Woods | Apr 21, 2006 | Mahler
Just getting everyone on this stage is half the battle, it seems, and finally tonight, we have our full compliment of players for the first time, as our last few imports have arrived. Fifteen minutes before the downbeat and it is quite chaotic. Everyone is trying to...
by Kenneth Woods | Apr 21, 2006 | Mahler
Late start after long night at the Rainbow on Thurs. Suzanne and I make the trip down to the local coffee shop for much needed caffeine and bagels, before I head into the office. It is the last weekday of our concert preparation, which means I am greeted by the final...
by Kenneth Woods | Apr 20, 2006 | Mahler
Rehearsal starts with the last movement from the entrance of the chorus. We have the last chord of the off-stage brass and flute, then they’re in. The first section is not yet spectacularly good- at a couple of key moments, the altos are dropping their pitch quite a...
by Kenneth Woods | Apr 20, 2006 | Mahler
Back around 4 PM to PDT and we’ve had a bit of a problem. Our office coordinator had called a friend of the orchestra who often has to save the day for us and asked him if he could get to the school to pick up the risers. When he arrives they try to give him the wrong...
by Kenneth Woods | Apr 20, 2006 | Mahler
One thing that is nice about working in Pendleton is that local organizations help each other out- for instance the schools can borrow our chairs or we can borrow their risers. The bad thing is that sometimes you have two organizations who may talk past each...
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