The concert yesterday went well, with one caveat: the air-conditioning was broken! They did their best to have fans and such, but seriously, it’s hot here. I know people existed for a long long time without air-conditioning, but not anymore.
Thanks to all of you who came out though! It was a full house, even with the heat. I only played on the last piece, so I got to watch the first half. Chamber Project St Louis did a fantastic job!
Afterwards we hit up the Three Monkeys where I decided to test out my new camera. I need to play around with it more. Plus, since I’ve been trying to be a good blogger and take more pictures, my friends are getting annoyed at me. EVIDENTLY some people don’t just love getting their picture taken all the time. But that is not my problem. I don’t take pictures of people I don’t like (well, unless they are really funny looking 😉 ) so please consider it a compliment rather than a punishment.
Does anybody else find it strange that I have the exact same expression in both of these photos?
Melissa and me, Todd, Katie
Vanessa, Kyle (who played on the concert with me).
Some of the other pictures I took were terrible. Oh well, you’ve seen the other people before.
Anyway, a quick public service announcement: if you have pizza and beer late at night, chances are you will hurt in the morning when you go for a run. Plus the self-hatred of having eaten pizza when you are supposed to be trying to lose weight. Grrr.
Today: First I am attending the dress rehearsal of The Death of Klinghoffer by John Adams. It’s performed by Opera Theatre of Saint Louis with the symphony, and (naturally) I have a comp ticket (yes, they evidently sell tickets to the dress rehearsal as well.) Then I go teach, my last day of maternity leave teaching at the St Louis School of Music. I’ve had a wonderful time teaching some fabulous students and will miss them. Tonight I’m getting together with some of my girlfriends for a quasi-ladies night, meaning, all ladies, but we may not do anything more crazy than simply gossip.
Tomorrow: Two weddings, and then I’m going to St Louis Brewers Festival in Forest Park. Likely Jen and I will simply camp there overnight and then wake up early to run…saves a lot of trouble.
Sunday: My last student recital of the spring!! Two of my students at St Louis Ballet School are performing on the recital. I will be accompanying on piano…which means today I need to take advantage of the piano in my studio.
Do you have big plans for the weekend?