Not every day, you get to teach 100 outstanding adult musicians at once! Thanks to Maestro Robert Shoup and the Virginia Symphony Orchestra Chorus for your kindness and generosity. Being invited back to spend some hours together was such a joy. You are wonderful, and I am so excited for the remainder of your concert season.
We hoped for a longer residency, but the weatherman had other ideas. Even with a condensed schedule, we were still able to cover quite a bit of ground in preparation for John Adams' HARMONIUM. We explored music as inner feeling vs. outward sound, musical momentum, the shared gesture, deep ensemble, and the differences between technique, literacy, and musicianship. I am so fortunate to work with artists of such high caliber. It is a joy and a privilege. I am already looking forward to our next time together!
