A Week in the Life is a brief series chronicling a quirky but nevertheless quite typical week in the life of a mid-tier freelance musician. Though the sort of wacky events I’ve described thus far undoubtedly happen in orchestras of all flavors, from the...
I can’t program concerts to save my life. At least, I’m sure my students feel that way! One thing I’ve tried to do as a bass teacher, with varying degrees of success, is to have an annual recital for my students. This is something that is...
Check out Part 1 and Part 2 of this story to get caught up with this wacky but typical week in the life of a freelance musician. __________ Now on our third rehearsal, the orchestra for this small but feisty opera company congregated at the concert venue (a nice...
Read Part 1 of this story here. _____________ All things being equal, it is almost always a better deal to accept in-town work rather than out-of-town work as a freelancer. The pay is usually better, the hours are usually shorter, and the artistic quality is...
Audience members may be completely unaware of this, but there is a lot of wacky stuff going on in a pit that would probably never happen in an onstage performance. There’s just something about being located 6-10 feet below floor level that unleashes something in...
