Author: ohsuzan
Date: 2015-02-07 04:16
I perhaps go broad rather than deep. In self-defense? (Could not go deep if my life depended on it . . .)
I play in three orchestras, as detailed on another recent thread. Came to orchestra after a lifetime (but actually, it was only 10 years, because that's how long I have been an oboist) of playing in community bands. And I got,and completely deserved, the disdain of one community band director when, at our first meeting, I told him how very much I HATE playing in bands. But he's in one of my orchestras, as well, and we have made nice.
And then there are the ensembles. Two quintets. One which is very "serious". but struggles always to present anything competent. Another which is just a lark, but is actually quite good. Go figure.
After the quintets, two trios. One, a classical Trio d'Anches (oboe, clarinet, bassoon) which is wonderful because the other two folks in the group never actually realized that there is a wealth of repertoire for this instrumentation. Really, guys, it is a great combination.
The other trio is the idiosyncratic one. Flute, Cor Anglais, and Violoncello. What an absolutely wonderful combination!
I am plenty busy. When Summer comes (which, goldurn it, it always does), I am bored out of my mind, with nothing to do. Might even consider a band, at that point.
Susan
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