Another timpani mallet festival.
I must say I wasn't all wired up for it this morning. Actually, it always takes me a few hours to wake up in the morning. It takes even longer to wake up when you go through a relatively long and draining schedule everyday. Nevertheless, I still enjoy the camp very much so far.
Back to the festival. We talked more on mallet choices, and then went on talking about tone quality and technique. Even though I was sleepy, I was still very inspired. What Bill taught us gave me answers to a lot of questions I had regarding my timpani playing. Finally there are some hopes!
However, I am a little horrified with the mock audition list he has given us. I know the entire list but one excerpt, yet the one I am the most scared about is Der Rosenkavalier ...
We played through concert repertoire in the afternoon and watched the Faculty Chamber Music Concert at night. I must say, I really thank God for creating music. Not only because it's enjoyable and refreshing, it is also a very good tool to pull people together. :-)
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