Well, that was fun. Over the last 29 hours, I traveled with the orchestra to Toronto, visited Steve’s Music, went to a nice reception at Glenn Gould Studio, heard the orchestra perform at Roy Thomson Hall, enjoyed a few drinks in the company of colleagues and musicians, stayed up too late, got up too early, … More The 29 Hour Tour
I’m travelling with the orchestra to Toronto tomorrow morning for a concert at Roy Thomson Hall. It should be an easy tour – bus down, concert, sleep, bus back. Simple, right? Regardless of how many tours I’ve done or how long they are, I still have the same uneasy feeling the day before we leave. … More Pre-tour Jitters
People sometimes ask me what my job consists of. Well, yesterday was an example of a difficult day. Here’s how it went… 06:45 Music Director calls from New York to update on travel problems due to huge storm (500 flights cancelled). It’s likely he’ll miss the first rehearsal, and maybe the second as well. This … More A Day in the Life
I’ve been finding it difficult to post regular entries lately. I think it’s a combination of the pre-Christmas rush and having two sick boys at home.As part of my job, I have to complete a number of mundane administrative tasks. For instance, every year at this time I have to prepare contracts for the musicians. … More Short on Time
Things got a little busy on tour, so I couldn’t keep up with the daily entries. I’m home now, and it’s hard to believe it’s all over. Overall, the tour went really well – as good as I could have expected. A few highlights: Domaine Forget has a great concert hall. It’s in a small … More Quebec Tour: Days 5 to 9
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