Practicing
Usually when I’m on the road, I have no shortage of thoughts to put up on the old blog. The time spent on planes, the subway (the T in Boston), or simply wandering around generally allows me to think clearly–free of the clutter and rushing around that I tend to slip into in my “normal” daily life. Not so this time. Maybe it’s because in addition to Non-Zero’s concert this Saturday in NYC, I’m also thinking about engagements at Weill Recital Hall on Monday and Merkin Concert Hall on Wednesday, which is keeping me cooped up practicing instead of daydreaming on public transportation on the way to Tower Records in Harvard Square in search of some CD I’ve never seen or heard of before. Come to think of it, that’s probably it.
In kind of a strange quest, I had to go harmonica hunting in Cambridge yesterday. The second movment of David T. Little’s new work for Non-Zero, Red Scare Sketchbook, has a polytonal dueling harmonica part between Tim and I–he’s in C and I’m in D. As you might imagine, this sounds somewhat absurd, which is exactly the point David informs me!
In other news: Thanks to Marcus Maroney for adding me to the list. And it’s nice to see Alex back online.