{"id":12574,"date":"2013-04-03T18:02:12","date_gmt":"2013-04-04T01:02:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nobleviola.com\/?p=12574"},"modified":"2013-04-03T18:07:09","modified_gmt":"2013-04-04T01:07:09","slug":"overdrive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nobleviola.com\/wordpress\/2013\/04\/03\/overdrive\/","title":{"rendered":"overdrive"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Our spring break is coming to an end &#8211; 10 days of rehearsal-free bliss &#8211; and now comes the push to the end. Lots going on both within the orchestra and without.<\/p>\n<p>April is a pretty big month. First, we get started with a double bill jazz concert with Dave Frishberg and Patrick Lamb under the direction of Jeff Tyzik on April 6-7. Then the orchestra welcomes back Carlos Kalmar (after how long?) for a great concert April 13-15 featuring the LA Guitar Quartet (playing Rodrigo&#8217;s\u00a0<em>Andalusian Concerto<\/em>), Walter Piston&#8217;s Suite from\u00a0<em>The Incredible Flutist<\/em> (which we&#8217;re recording) and Stravinsky&#8217;s amazing ballet score <em>Petroushka<\/em>. Our next concert (April 20-22) is a huge freakin&#8217; program which is my highlight of the season (I think, there&#8217;s so much to like) &#8211; Antheil&#8217;s <em>Jazz Symphony<\/em>, Bernstein&#8217;s <em>Serenade<\/em> (with James Ehnes, violin), and Copland&#8217;s Third Symphony. Then, for a complete change of pace, we are joined by Portland indie band Blind Pilot for their first concerts with symphony orchestra on April 27th. <a href=\"http:\/\/tickets.orsymphony.org\/Default.aspx?m=4&amp;y=2013\">Lots more info and tickets here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"580\" height=\"327\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/awXWj2mD5Gk?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"580\" height=\"327\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/kQmQ0sTcJUw?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>On April 11th I&#8217;m playing the Brahms B-flat Sextet with some colleagues for a house party fundraiser for <a href=\"http:\/\/www.phameacademy.org\/blog\/\">PHAME Academy<\/a> (one of the most worthy causes that I know of), which is one of the most fun and incredible pieces to play for any string player. First of all, it&#8217;s Brahms. If you&#8217;re a string player who doesn&#8217;t love Brahms, I really don&#8217;t have any time for you. No, really. You can hate on Beethoven all you want, but Brahms is my boy. The B-flat sextet is such a youthful and exuberant example of early Brahms. Great melodies everywhere, lush writing (perhaps even a bit overly lush), and balls out writing. Love it.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"580\" height=\"327\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/y0ZboerS4zc?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m taking part in several of the <a href=\"http:\/\/classicalupclose.com\/\">Classical Up Close<\/a> concerts, whose programs will be revealed in their entirety soon. I don&#8217;t think it&#8217;s too much out of turn for me to reveal my part in these programs, so here goes. The Arnica Quartet is joining with OSO principal bassoonist <a href=\"http:\/\/www.orsymphony.org\/bios\/musicians\/bio_miller.aspx\">Carin Miller Packwood<\/a> to perform <a href=\"http:\/\/russellplatt.com\/bio\">Russell Platt&#8217;s<\/a> <em>Quintet for Bassoon and Strings\u00a0<\/em>(1996-97), which is a wonderful piece that really shows off all the great qualities of the bassoon. It&#8217;s almost a mini concerto (indeed, there is a version of it for bassoon and string orchestra) and it pays homage to Stravinsky and Schoenberg, among others. Carin plays it stunningly, so I&#8217;d make sure to hear her.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"580\" height=\"327\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/dTW3S-d5KSQ?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m also playing three movements of the William Primrose arrangement of Beethoven&#8217;s String Trio in D, Op. 8, which is known as the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.classicalarchives.com\/work\/270812.html\"><em>Notturno for viola and piano<\/em><\/a>. It&#8217;s a not too virtuosic arrangement, but it does give the viola a chance to play some lovely Classical period melodies that were largely denied the instrument by the composers of the day. I&#8217;ll be joined by the wonderful collaborative pianist Cary Lewis. It&#8217;s a great opportunity to play a work that&#8217;s new to my repertoire without having to prepare an entire recital program.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"580\" height=\"327\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/DlR5SspAQNY?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Finally, with my wife Heather Blackburn (my favorite cellist) and Cary Lewis, I&#8217;m playing Brahms&#8217; own arrangement of his Trio for Clarinet, Cello and Piano in A major, Op. 114. It works quite nicely for the viola in lieu of clarinet, and is just one of the most sublime pieces of chamber music ever written. I&#8217;m looking forward to playing it again very much!<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"580\" height=\"327\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/PZjdhN9bbZ0?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our spring break is coming to an end &#8211; 10 days of rehearsal-free bliss &#8211; and now comes the push to the end. Lots going on both within the orchestra and without. April is a pretty big month. 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