one of those weeks
Apologies to regular readers (do I have any of those yet?) for my lack of postings of late. Also for lack of Barcelona photos, which didn’t come out. (Note to self: mobile phone cameras are no good in sunny climes because you can’t read LCD screens in broad daylight.)
I thought I’d take a moment (at quarter to two on Monday morning) to share with you the details of my week ahead, which contains one or two significant events, as well as a lot of travelling around.
In 6 hours time I’ve got to leave to go to Warwick, where I’m starting a little run of work as a guest in the Fine Arts Brass Ensemble. We’re doing two educational concerts in the morning and then rehearsing some new music in the afternoon. One of the pieces we’re doing is by Philip Wilby, a Leeds-based composer who I’ve never met before, but apparently went to school with my mum.
Tuesday (back to London) comprises a driving lesson as well as my last shift at the Barbican. I won’t say I’ll miss the place, however for a bunch of work mates you couldn’t do much better than the stewards at the Barbican. Note to anyone who might have cause to go to the Barbican - be nice to the stewards. They’re incredibly knowledgable/talented and will bend over backwards to help you, and when things go wrong its almost never their fault, but of course they’re the ones who field all the complaints / accusations / downright unreasonable stroppiness from the public.
Wednesday I’m teaching all day. Thursday is my third (and, fingers crossed, final) attempt to pass my driving test, followed by another trip up to Warwick to rehearse with Fine Arts, followed by the concert which is on Friday night. Then it’s back to town, and straight back out of town on Saturday to fly to Dublin to audition for the RTE National Symphony Orchestra. Back same day.
Sunday is my own (at the moment, anyway). So hopefully I’ll catch up with you then and let you know how it all went.
