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Author: Pappy
Date: 2009-05-10 21:36
A veerrryyy "Senior Recital". I'm in my 50's. I haven't done a recital in 30 years and while I studied in college and play in a number of ensembles, I'm not a professional. I was disappointed immediately following but on reflection it went pretty well. They key problem is that I over programed and didn't have the stamina under a "pressure" situation.
The very best part was that my son's string quartet played with me and my father (clarinetist) and uncle (retired trumpeter from the Berliner) were in the audience. Playing music with your son for your father - doesn't get much better than that.
So I attempted:
Mozart Quintet
Milhuad Suite for Clarinet, Violin and Piano (2 mvts)
Benny Goodman's Paganini Caprice XXIV (only about 3 minutes long - if that)
Intermission
Transcription of Saint-Saens Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso
Rossini Introduction, Theme and Variations.
Probably about 30% too much music. The Saint-Saens killed me at that point in the program so the Rossini was weak.
Still I was blessed with some very supportive friends who indulged and old man's mid-life crisis. A good day to be a clarinet player. :-)
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Author: hinotehud ★2017
Date: 2009-05-10 23:54
Good for you! You would be kicking yourself for years if you hadn't taken the risk. I did one three years ago (at 59) after I had retired from teaching band and orchestra for 35 years. I shared my recital with a former student and niece. What was neat about that was, all of us received a masters degree in clarinet from Michigan State University. Each of us played a solo, (I played the 2nd and 3rd mvts. of Weber's 2nd.) I also played a duet with each of them (Crusell's 3rd duet and Krommer's Concerto for 2 clarinets Op. 35. I also played Spohr's 5th song for soprano, clarinet & piano with a choir teacher I had taught with. Then we finished with a trio of the Clarinet Polka in which we added a quote from the MSU Fight Song as a counter melody. It was quite a thrill to play on a serious level again. What I found out about myself was I don't get nervous performing anymore. I don't know why, but I'm not complaining.
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Author: Pappy
Date: 2009-05-11 00:39
That sounds great too!!! The duets with your student/niece must have been quite a treat!
I did not learn the same thing about my nerves that you did. I got some serious finger shaking. And I never get too nervous performing the "routine" chamber concerts I get to do occasionally. And I was no more or less "exposed" than I would be in a quintet or trio. Very strange what the mind will do to you. Some of my clarinet colleagues were kind enough to come and are interested in doing some sort of joint recital. So maybe it's not a one time shot. I agree - very thrilling to play that seriously again. As shaky as it was sometimes, I know my playing has ratcheted up a notch from the preparation.
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Author: Dileep Gangolli
Date: 2009-05-11 12:01
You should be congratulated and encouraged.
(Though I would never do that hard a program one one concert. I'm too chicken.)
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Author: janlynn
Date: 2009-05-11 14:17
Next month I also have a "senior" recital at age 42. I have only done one other recital about 25 yrs ago. lol where i performed the 1st movement of the mozart concerto for a "freshman" recital in college.
my program is not nearly as extensive as yours. It will be with a couple of high school students.
I am playing movements 2 and 3 from the Brahms Sonota no.1
and a Gigue from Suite IV of the VI suites by Bach originally for cello.
I am a little nervous too.
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Author: Pappy
Date: 2009-05-11 17:32
janlynn wrote:
> Next month I also have a "senior" recital at age 42. I have
> only done one other recital about 25 yrs ago. lol where i
> performed the 1st movement of the mozart concerto for a
> "freshman" recital in college.
>
> my program is not nearly as extensive as yours. It will be with
> a couple of high school students.
>
> I am playing movements 2 and 3 from the Brahms Sonota no.1
> and a Gigue from Suite IV of the VI suites by Bach originally
> for cello.
>
> I am a little nervous too.
That sounds like great fun! I've got a set of the Bachs - some are from the violin partitas - that are loads of fun and the Brahms is always great to do. Good luck!!
Dileep - I should have been wiser and more "chicken". It was probably more an exercise in my tenacity than my musicianship. But it would do it again.....
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