Category: orchestra
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6 complaints about classical music
I love classical music, but sometimes the culture surrounding it makes me cringe. 1. Stiff performance manner and conventions -We don’t have to be so black and fancy all the time.-We can interact with the audience before, during, and after the show.-We don’t have to play in a nice, quiet space.-We don’t have to use…
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Why I don’t want a full time orchestra job
I recently had the epiphany that I actually don’t want a full time orchestra job, and don’t even want to take auditions for one. This surprised me a little. As a performing classical flutist, obtaining that kind of position is held up as a rare and precious jewel- a dream job. A FTOJ (let’s abbreviate…
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A year of opera
Recently, I’ve been thinking about the first time I played for The Dallas Opera in the banda for Rigoletto, which was exactly a year ago. It was my first professional orchestral work, so a pretty huge deal for me! Playing in an orchestra had been a dream/fantasy for so long, and I honestly wasn’t sure…
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More gratitude
My week playing for The Dallas Opera’s Hart Institute for Women Conductors is finished. I’m kind of relieved (that it went well) and kind of sad (that it’s over!). It’s hard for me to feel like I can express how awesome this has been, and how much I LOVE playing in the orchestra without feeling…
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Gratitude
On the way to my first opera rehearsal of the year (subbing on Das Rheingold) I had an epiphany. Somehow, leading up to the rehearsal, I got it in my head that I needed to prove myself worthy of being there. While I was driving and watching the sunset, feeling a bit queasy and nervous,…
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Last minute sub call (Hansel & Gretel performance)
The situation I was summoned once again at the last minute by The Dallas Opera. I got a text on Friday afternoon asking to play for a Saturday night show of Hansel and Gretel. I didn’t know why I was called, but I got the scoop once I got there. The wind section does Covid…