Okay. I’m trying to think about something to write. It’s the end of the weekend and I need to call it a night. It’s been a musically productive weekend. I played three weddings for Landolfi String Quartet: Friday evening I played cello at Windows on Washington. Saturday early afternoon I played a wedding at the Old Cathedral in downtown St. Louis right on the heels of a very well-attended Obama rally under the arch. (A couple of my colleagues came early and caught a little bit of his speech.) Then there was a wedding in a private home off of Lindbergh Blvd. south of Clayton Road.
Sunday morning originally I was going to have a church gig, but that fell through. Well, really it was rescheduled but to a date I can’t play because of another playing job commitment. Sunday afternoon, I played in the University City Symphony Orchestra concert. It went very well. One of the works was the Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 2. I used to be a Rachmaninoff fanatic. People from my early college years likely remember that. They probably wouldn’t be surprised that I learned and performed the cello Sonata about a decade ago. Also on the program was a new work by Paul Reuter and Mozart Symphony No. 20. I was delighted that one of my cello students attended the concert.
In the evening was a rehearsal for a joint church event for All Saints Day. John Leavitt’s Requiem was the focus of the rehearsal and it’s a lovely contemporary work. It will be performed at Grace Chapel Lutheran Church off of Lewis and Clark Blvd. south of I-270. It’s a collaboration with Chapel of the Cross Lutheran Church, for whom I’ve played services in the past. This performance is going to be worth hearing.
While I’m rambling about musical events. I’m playing at the Sheldon Friday October 24th in a choral concert. It’s a benefit concert for the School Sisters of Notre Dame consisting of choral works with instrumental accompaniment. I’m very much looking forward to this.
Yes, this past weekend was very satisfying. I’m looking forward to the coming weekend for more music making. The event at the Sheldon, as mentioned above, but also I’m playing weddings on Saturday and then a Town & Country Symphony concert on Sunday.