Montgomery Philharmonic
Just a quick dump of something that's on my mind today: Early in January I began playing violin with the Montgomery Philharmonic, a community symphony based in nearby Gaithersburg. I was initially hoping for a group that would push my abilities, perhaps even something approaching the minor-league professional orchestras, such as the Chattanooga Symphony Orchestra, where I played for ten years.
While this fledgling ensemble has not yet attained to those standards, I realized that this orchestra could well meet my family's needs. They need players in the string bass section, and part of the mission of the group is to introduce students to orchestra playing.
So we will be attending the next rehearsal as a family, and 75% of the family will be experiencing their first orchestra rehearsal beyond CMW.
While this fledgling ensemble has not yet attained to those standards, I realized that this orchestra could well meet my family's needs. They need players in the string bass section, and part of the mission of the group is to introduce students to orchestra playing.
So we will be attending the next rehearsal as a family, and 75% of the family will be experiencing their first orchestra rehearsal beyond CMW.
posted by Daniel | 11:31 AM
1 Comments:
Cool! Sounds like a good plan. I didn't realize Vicki had never played in an orchestra outside CMW. I'd love to hear how she likes it.
As for myself, I switched symphonies just before Christmas to the Durham Symphony. It's a bit more of a step up from my last symphony. In addition, I'm playing Gilbert and Sullivan again this year with the Durham Savoyards. That should be interesting. We're doing Yeoman of the Guard and Janell managed to get into the stage chorus too. Now we just need to find babysitters!
Tanner Lovelace (posting using my Livejournal account)
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