My orchestra* has a concert tomorrow. On the menu, we have Sibelius’s Finlandia, Weber’s Clarinet Concerto in F Minor, Beethoven’s 3rd Symphony (aka “Eroica”, but in my head I call it “Erotica”). I just joined this orchestra three weeks ago, so I’ve been practicing like a good little violist almost every day. Erotica has got to be the toughest piece I’ve ever played before. My bowing arm is going to be a noodle by the end of the night…but dammit if it’s not a beautiful symphony!! It makes me want to be Beethoven’s baby momma.
I know there are some other orchestral peoples on the board. What are ya’ll playing?
*If you’re in the Richmond area, you’re invited to come and see us. It’s free!
I don’t do much playing at the moment, just with these guys. Couple of weeks ago it was Vaughan Williams’ London Symphony, which is a strange beast, very good in places but IMO hugely flawed in terms of large-scale pacing, and Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra, which made me do more practice than I’ve done in a long time!
Doing Stravinsky’s L’Histoire du Soldat tomorrow. Chamber concert, yes.
Next orchestra gig is Britten’s Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra, Copland’s Quiet City, and, coincidentally, Beethoven’s Third Symphony. I don’t play in the Copland, though (strings + English horn and trumpet).
Strange that two of the pieces are being played or have recently been played by others who just posted!
Figured id re post, Just got a call for a different orchestra, playing Beethoven 5, Shostakovich Festive Overture, and a premier of a new violin concerto
