Recital time

It's time for a recital again! It seems like we just had one, but my records show that it was way back in August. This time we're focusing on the second Mendelssohn trio. I've been working on it diligently since the beginning of the year. It's terribly difficult for me, but much more manageable than the first Mendelssohn trio.

I'm kicking musical things up a notch. We three trioers (G., D., and me) took a movement of the Mendelssohn to a chamber music workshop last month. It was the first time the three of us had been coached by a professional. He was very encouraging and gave us all kinds of helpful advice. I've also applied for private lessons at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music. It's been a long time since I've had a real lesson, and I think there will be a real difference now -- I won't be reliving history with the ol' lozenge thrower, and I won't be bound by tuition and professor-freshman relations to a tendonitis-causing Southern gentlewoman whom I don't really respect. Instead, I'll be seeking advice and encouragement through a program designed to help music stretch throughout the community at large.

Granted, I'm still contemplating ways of becoming an honest musician . . . going back to school, ideally in a combo bachelor's/master's way . . . where my enthusiasm and accompanying skills could be put to good use . . . where I could come to terms with being slightly above mediocre but still helpful to the world of music . . . poor, perhaps, but aligned with a passion . . . (make it happen!!!)

And putting that aside, let it hereby be officially announced:

A Casual Recital of Music for Piano Trio

March 15, 2008
3 p.m.
Berkeley, California

Featuring
Mendelssohn's Piano Trio No. 2 in c minor
with music by Beethoven and Frank Bridge