PREPARATION

Dress Rehearsal

With the ensemble in the performance venue and only hours until the premiere, the focus of the dress rehearsal was maximizing the visual...

Preparing for a Premiere (Part 2)

And here is part 2 of Imogen's writings on her preparations, this time focusing on the many techniques required to play this concerto....

First Two Rehearsals

Possibly the trickiest aspect of composition is the fact that it is all in your head until the first rehearsal. Sure, you can write it...

The First Meeting

It's hard to believe, but this is the first time I'm speaking to Toby in person. (For context: we have been working on making this...

Preparing for a Premiere (Part 1)

This project is all about perspectives. While I (Alex) as the composer have inevitably monopolized the blog, Imogen has written two...

Preparing Parts Part 2: An Exercise in Perspective

In part 1 I took a broad view on the topic of performance parts. Here, in the second post on the subject, I'll review the unique...

Preparing Parts Part 1: Acknowledging the Task

Parts: that mountain of work you have to do after you think you're done with a piece. Yep, the sweet victory of the recent completion has...

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