Nutcracker…in the summer!
I’m up at Ravinia in Highland Park, Illinois (the summer home of the Chicago Symphony) playing a Labor Day Tschaikowsky concert. Guess what’s on the program? Nutcracker excerpts! Nooooo…
Winter after winter of driving to Milwaukee to play the Nutcracker has given me flashbacks, and I find myself instantly teleported to the freeway in the middle of the winter, clutching at the steering wheel in a panic as semi trucks pass me on either side.
It’s amazing what a little strain of music can conjure up. And at such a pretty venue!
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Sep 2nd, 2008 at 10:44 am
Enjoyed the performance last night, Jason. And it was a little strange hearing the Nutcracker thrown into the mix! The orchestra sounded wonderful.
Sep 4th, 2008 at 6:48 pm
It was an amazing night! It was very nice of the Ravinia staff to let me up there to talk to you. Thanks alot for your comments and time. It means alot to hear from someone thats doing something I want to do. I hope to see you play again some time soon.