{"id":5,"date":"2006-01-01T22:59:38","date_gmt":"2006-01-02T06:59:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nobleviola.com\/wordpress\/2006\/01\/01\/a-busy-week\/"},"modified":"2013-02-07T17:38:32","modified_gmt":"2013-02-08T01:38:32","slug":"a-busy-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nobleviola.com\/wordpress\/2006\/01\/01\/a-busy-week\/","title":{"rendered":"a busy week…"},"content":{"rendered":"

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(Photo by Viv<\/a>)
\nFor most musicians, the week between Christmas and New Year’s Day is pretty uneventful. For me, however, it was quite a bit busier than usual the last couple years. Last year I went down to Los Angeles to play as a member of the Harvy Rosencrantz Orchestra, the string band that accompanies the Portland-based band Pink Martini<\/a> at the drool-enducing Walt Disney Concert Hall<\/a>.<\/p>\n

This year, I had two gigs with this wonderful ensemble, a concert in Seattle at the Paramount Theater on December 28th, and two shows on New Year’s Eve at the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall in Portland, Oregon. What made this event even more special was (1) the fact that it was being broadcast live on National Public Radio for their Toast of America program, and it was being filmed for future DVD release and PBS pledge drive airings sometime in 2006-2007. No pressure!<\/p>\n

One thing that strikes me each time that I work with this group of musicians is that so-called ‘popular’ music gets a bad rap – these men and woman are some of the hardest working and most musically accomplished people that I ever get a chance to work with. Just trying to imagine remembering the lyrics to several dozen songs makes my head spin – and that’s what lead vocalist China Forbes<\/a> does many times a year, making it look effortless in the process.<\/p>\n

So, next time you enjoy a live performance (and I hope this is something that you’re doing regularly) by your favorite band or jazz ensemble, remember that they’re working just as hard to hone their craft as those people sawing and blowing away at your local symphony orchestra concert.<\/p>\n

Here is a link<\/a> to a short set of Pink Martini playing on NPR’s World Cafe – enjoy!
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