Down to the wire...

Down to the wire…

Translation: my recital is on Sept. 28, and I am still in tinkering mode. I always try to be in “performance mode” several weeks ahead of a concert, but occasionally I discover that something needs to be changed. It might be a fingering, it might be a bowing, it might be an adjustment in phrasing. It keeps life interesting, but I really must decide what I am doing!

Dr. Tim Burns is my piano partner, and he is wonderful to work with. Finding a great musician and collaborator is so important for recitals, and I have been very lucky to play with several wonderful people over the years.

How do you get ready for recitals? I would love to hear from you!

The three works on the program were composed by violists, and for violists: Rebecca Clarke, John Harbison and Paul Coletti. If you are in Ft. Collins, I hope you will be able to come, the concert is in the Organ Recital Hall of the University Center for the Arts at 7:30 p.m.