A job opportunity, and an update
Hello, world!
Before I update, I’d like to mention that I am seeking a personal manager to replace the last one, who was terrible. I’m not one to badmouth former colleagues, but since I’m still working with her on a daily basis I think it’s ok. She knows she’s about to get fired and what does she do? Goes on the internet and blogs, and practices her viola. Yes, time for my confession – I’m a terrible, terrible self manager! If you are interested, please email me at lunnymusic at gmail dot com, or leave me a comment here. There is more information on this page.
My last blog post sent me into an odyssey of contemplation, hence the lack of updates here. It’s quite understandable, given the intense depth I reached with my writing. I’m pretty proud of having made myself speechless!
Um, well, actually, the truth is, I fell in love and had better things to do than write navelgazing rants about music and stuff. My good friend Stewart said there’s a six-month grace period for not having your shit together when that happens, and he knows what he’s talking about.
The last 8 months have been bursting with inspiration and education. Yurodny have improved like mad, and our gig at the ‘09 Cork Jazz Festival is, will be, or has been broadcast all over the USA! One of my favourite things that happened last year was playing the Mendelssohn concerto with John Finucane and the Hibernian Chamber Orchestra – joyful, uplifting performances of a joyful work. One of my other favourite things was touring with the genius composer and santour player Javid Afsari Rad and his absolutely stellar group of musicians – an experience that really shook me up and educated me, made me very frustrated with the limitations of western musical notation, and caused me to fall quite firmly in love with Iranian percussion. And then there was Mamoru Fujieda and his magical Patterns of Plants – and the incredible discovery (for me, personally) of his beautiful works for solo violin. I wish I could do verbal justice to all of these projects, which moved me, shook me up, and improved me as a musician. Perhaps I’ll still write about them. But I’d rather play about them.
And on that note – among all the other concerts you can read about to your left, I’ll be performing some of Fujieda’s solo violin music at the CFCP on February 26th. The concert’s main remit is ICC composers (I’m playing new, specially commissioned works for solo viola by Francis Heery, Dylan Rynhart and Amanda Feery), which is truly awesome, but in the meantime I’m really looking forward to revisiting Mr. Fujieda’s incredible additions to the solo violin repertoire.
Must dash! Lunch appointment awaits me!
Hi Cora,
Love the way you play!! I might be able to help you a bit with the management stuff. We will meet soon at CFCP anyway, which I run together with my partner Ian. Let’s talk then.
All the best!!
Monika
Hi Cora,
I am so glad to see how active you are and have been. I am going to Bangkok next month, then Singapore, Jakarta, Bali, Kuala Lumpur, Saigon, Vientiane, Phenom Phen, and Chongqing, but you are not playing in any of these locations,,,will you be back to New York or Washington,D.C. soon. Hope to make one of your performances soon.
Johnny bee
P.S.: have you been in touch with Jelena in Vienna lately?
Monika – thanks for the message, and I look forward to meeting you next week! The CFCP sounds sooooo cool, I’m excited to do some work there!
John – wow, long time no! How are you keeping? Your travels sound awesome. No plans to play in the US soon, but you never know. Haven’t spoken to Jelena in a bit, I miss her… hope you are really well and happy.
Hello,
I’m writing to you about the house.
Yours,
Dr. House
How did this get through my spam filter? Who are you? Go away, stalker, or I’ll… put you in my house.
I’d like to kiss you on the doorstep of your house.
MOMMYYYYYYYYYYYY
Perhaps you can ask other musicians about their manager, I presume artists share managers ?
I am looking forward to the viola music at the cfcp this friday lunchtime, ever since I heard janine jansen play the viola at wigmore hall I have kept an eye out for viola music, I have no idea why it is not so popular these days, or much history of the viola, as am more of a radio 3 listener than performer.
Anyways, sorry to hear about the management.
oh, btw, this is the piece I heard
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kRhVDWliV_Q
Janine Jansen: Romance in F for Viola & Orchestra, Op.85
I too love the way you play. Heard you several times, and met you briefly at Michael and Judith’s (last year I think).I’m afraid this isn’t the job opportunity of your dreams but I would like to write/speak to you about the possibility of having you play at an upcoming book-launch on 26th May. Not mine, by the way, but a very interesting anthology that requires the music of its culture (not Irish). It may not be your thing at all, you may not be available. But if interested, could you please e-mail me and I’ll fill you in properly? Thank you!
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