I am back in New York after a five-day sojourn in Manchester, Vermont, with my mom attending the Greater Manchester and the Mountains Chamber Music Workshop. Despite my mother's wracking cough (just a cold, the doctor assures her), we had a good time playing music and shopping. (Manchester is an outlet center, as well as a very pretty place.) I had an especially good time because I got to play a Beethoven piano quartet, the first movement of the Debussy piano trio in G, and two movements of the Ravel quartet, all with excellent groups and excellent coaches (who, in two of the groups, actually played with us). Heaven!
We were staying at the Inn at Manchester, a lovely place. Here's their "celebration barn," where various among us performed on the last night of the workshop, an evening that included Mozart on the harmonica and Delibes' "flower duet" arranged for flute and musical saw.
The lilacs were blooming all over and powerfully scenting the air. That is one of the things I truly miss about the East Coast.
Danny arrived from California last night and tomorrow we head for Italy. Which is when this blog will get down to business.
We were staying at the Inn at Manchester, a lovely place. Here's their "celebration barn," where various among us performed on the last night of the workshop, an evening that included Mozart on the harmonica and Delibes' "flower duet" arranged for flute and musical saw.
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In my next life, I'm going to play the violin just like you. In this life, I get to love hearing about it. Thanks for the details.
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