A very quick post … tonight’s practice session went well. Perhaps because the last thing I did last night was practice? And I ran over everything. So my brain had a chance to work on things overnight?
I also have to say that I gave a fair amount of thought and practice over the last few days to this article on bow speed and distribution from The Strad. I took it to heart, ‘invented’ some exercises, and have been applying the concepts to the excerpts. Very helpful.
In other news, I have to get serious about organizing the group for “Bassapalooza” at Valparaiso University on October 28. Our friend Dr. Phillip Serna would like us to close out the evening with a performance. (last year’s Facebook post)
I hope to perform “Enambered” and a new arrangement of In the Bleak Midwinter by Michael G. Miller, and probably something from Simon Garcia or Tony Osborne.
Tags: audition, Michael Miller, Phillip Serna, Simon Garcia, Tony Osborne