Tuesday, February 8, 2011

Shivers!

Whoa Nelly, it got cold!  I don't know what happened because the last few days have been in the upper 30's, which felt like it was in the 60s after our previous cold spell.  Even this morning it was 39 degrees, but something happened while I was at work and it is COLD again - 19 degrees to be exact.  There is a far cry between 39 and 19.  Sitting in my room and listening to the wind howl down the street doesn't help things either.  When it even sounds cold...it's cold.

On a warmer note, I am playing with the New Amsterdam Symphony in concert this Friday!  We are playing the Brahms Requiem, which is a piece I have loved for years.  It is one of those that I got a hold of in undergrad and wore it out for a while. Nerdy factoid: Brahms' Requiem was first presented to the world on February 18 - my birthday!  A few years before I was born (112), but still...
What I love about this piece is the gorgeous choral writing and harmonies.  The clarinet part itself is kind of boring and exhausting to play (a lot of LONG notes a.k.a. good exercise), but I just play along and listen to all the beautiful sounds that surround me.  I've always loved Brahms...

5 comments:

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GregS said...

GIRL!!! I was looking for something that would show Frisson shivering. Well look what I found.
It is kind of crazy. I hopw it is not R rated.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8vHrjJUVaRQ
Love you,
Dad

GregS said...

This could be as bad as Oblio.

mmhoney said...

If yoou see a little old lady going screaming down the street....Hold your gun it could be me. Mty e-mail had got the best of me.

I am Megan said...

Woah - what is this 'club penguin' crazy thing? It looks like some kind of game. Hmm... that is kind of oblio-ish.