So this is it, my last day at the Gilmore ( Read more... )

No master class this morning! I definitely took a loooooong bath before we headed out for lunch and the film. It was delicious. Mmmmmm!

We caught up with Tony and Kilday at the Hicks Center and decided to carpool to the Museum. The film was called Gyorgy Sebok: A Lesson in Music, and like yesterday's, it was done by a French producer. I liked ( Read more... )

Yeeeeaaah... so I was definitely the only person at the master class this morning. Aviram Reichert was teaching, a pianist who I'm not really familiar with. I heard the Chopin Nocturne in C Minor, Op. 48, No. 1 and the Scriabin Sonata in G Major, Op. 31, No. 1 and thought that he had some interesting things to impart to his students. He was ( Read more... )

Just before midnight... Today has been a rather long day. The master class was given by Ingrid Fliter, and I thought she was a pretty good teacher. She had a lot of good ideas for the Chopin Barcarolle, Op. 60 and Beethoven Sonata in G Major, Op. 31, No. 1 that her students played, and yet she always wanted to make sure that the performers were ( Read more... )

Yes, it's my parent's Silver Anniversary today. Congratulations, Mom and Dad ( Read more... )

I just found out, quite by accident, that I've been accepted into DigiPen.

Today's master class was jazz-related and led by Danilo Perez. I wanted to see if I couldn't lessen my ignorance on the subject, so I listened pretty attentively to what was going on today. Several local jazz trios played for Mr. Perez; I thought the first two were okay, but it seemed like the pianists were really concerned with hitting the right ( Read more... )

So I completely didn't bother to get out of bed until 12:30 this afternoon. It was delicious!!! When I finally pushed off the comforter and decided to join the land of the living (or at least semi-conscious), it was to find that Mr. and Mrs. Watson (our homestay parents!) had fixed a ginormous pizza and several chicken patties for us for lunch! * ( Read more... )

Leif Ove Andsnes taught the master class this morning. While he's not anywhere near as animated as Lori Sims (is anybody?), he still plays incredibly and he had some great ideas for his students. I've been waiting all week to hear the Ravel Ondine that his first student performed and was amazed at how expressive he got it to sound by the end of ( Read more... )

Can I just say that I love Lori Sims? She is so effervescent and such a great teacher. Of all the masters I have heard thus far, Ms. Sims has probably complimented her students the most. She has also proven herself the most animated teacher, and that trait carries over into how she plays as well. So much vitality!!! The first student played the ( Read more... )