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<\/a>Yes, it’s that time of the year again when my stand is groaning with all of the music that is starting to accumulate for concerts taking place in the coming month of so. I thought it might be of interest for those who might be tempted to think that we orchestral musicians only work about 20 hours a week. Yes, we might spend that amount of time on stage at the hall, but there is at least that much time being spent at home in the practice room working on music for upcoming concerts, both in and outside of the orchestra. So, here is what I’ve got on my stand right now:<\/p>\nBritten – String Quartets Nos. 1, 2, and 3 Yes, it’s that time of the year again when my stand is groaning with all of the music that is starting to accumulate for concerts taking place in the coming month of so. 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\nSchiff – Suite for Improvising Soloist and Chamber Orchestra
\nZorn – Cobra
\nZorn – The Alchemist
\nPurcell – Chacony in G minor for strings, arr. Britten
\nSibelius – Symphony No. 1
\nGlanert – Shoreless River<\/em>
\nWieniawski – Second Violin Concerto
\nLutoslawski – Fourth Symphony
\nSchumann – Cello Concerto
\nBeethoven – Symphony No. 7
\nPrimrose – The Art and Practice of Scale Playing on the Viola
\nKimber – Scales, Arpeggios, and Double Stops for the Violist
\nHindemith – Der Schwanendreher<\/em>
\nFuchs – 16 Fantasy Etudes
\nBach – Six Suites for Solo Cello (arr. Rowland-Jones)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"