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Yesterday the musician packet for the Oregon Symphony<\/a>‘s 2009-2010 season arrived.\u00a0 What’s inside such a package?\u00a0 Well, first of all, the schedule for the entire season, both rehearsals and concerts.\u00a0 There are parking assignments for the entire orchestra, as well as parking passes unique to each season.\u00a0 Also included are rosters and rehearsal orders (the description of which pieces will be rehearsed at each rehearsal) for the first several concerts, as well as information about payroll, insurance, and leave policies.\u00a0 Oh, and there are also detailed dress codes for each type of concert.\u00a0 I generally feel that first twinge of excitement about the upcoming season when this packet comes – it means that life in the orchestra is about to begin anew for another season, and that summer is coming to a close.\u00a0 Not that I don’t enjoy summer, but I also enjoy working and learning new music, too.<\/p>\n

On tap for the rest of the summer is my push to re-learn the Bart\u00f3k Viola Concerto so that I can really have it under my fingers.\u00a0 In the past my go-to concerto has been Hindemith’s Der Schwanendreher<\/em>, but I think that the Bart\u00f3k makes a stronger impression, and I’ve never had to play it on a recital before (unlike the Hindemith) so I’d like to nail it down early in the Fall.\u00a0 Before I do that, however, I’ve got to get back to the instrument, start with some slow warm-ups and etudes, and build up some strength and endurance.\u00a0 Being a musician really is like being an athlete, just using smaller muscle groups.\u00a0 One has to warm up, stretch, and cool down.\u00a0 One can also get injured, and must undergo physical therapy and work hardening in order to get back up to top playing shape.\u00a0 It’s a fact often overlooked by the average concert goer.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Photo: jgroup\/istockphoto Yesterday the musician packet for the Oregon Symphony‘s 2009-2010 season arrived.\u00a0 What’s inside such a package?\u00a0 Well, first of all, the schedule for the entire season, both rehearsals and concerts.\u00a0 There are parking assignments for the entire orchestra, as well as parking passes unique to each season.\u00a0 Also included are rosters and rehearsal […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":303,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[115,2,22],"tags":[1323,3668],"class_list":["post-2903","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-music","category-the-orchestra-world","category-viola","tag-2009-2010-season","tag-oregon-symphony"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pa8kC-KP","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":8114,"url":"https:\/\/www.nobleviola.com\/wordpress\/2013\/01\/03\/back-to-work-2\/","url_meta":{"origin":2903,"position":0},"title":"back to work","author":"Charles Noble","date":"January 3, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"We're just about to head back to work at the Oregon Symphony for the better part of our season. 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