MOTM

What I've been doing the last month and a half: playing percussion in 
the Philip Glass Opera Akhnaten.  One of my old band mates from way 
back has been running a non-profit Opera Theatre in Oakland CA for the 
last 10 years or so and needed an extra percussionist (the score was 
written for 4.)  I also got to so all the synth programming as the 
keyboard player had to play a few extra parts since we were only 12 
players for a score written for 45.

It's the first time since middle school that I've done any orchestra 
work and it was a blast.  Oh the drama!  We had our bassoonist walk out 
on us (hissy fit!) at the first dress rehearsal because the light 
wasn't good enough and she couldn't deal with the conductor counting 4 
when her part was in 6 ( a 6 against 4 passage where most were playing 
4.  you gotta count one or the other.)

Anyway, it was some of the most challenging work I've ever done.  The 
show ended last sunday and now I get to put all the gear back into the 
studio.  Fun times!

- chris walcott

On Jun 1, 2004, at 4:12 PM, Sikorsky wrote:

> hello all,
> it's been quiet of late, so i thought i'd prompt a few thoughts with my
> weekend shinanigans,