IDRS Day 4… BAD news…
Thursday July 24 2008
So today was the David Weiss Masterclass, which I was originally supposed to play in. Unfortunately, I had to cancel out when I found out that I wasn’t going with Mr. Weber to Arizona, at which point I contacted the convention hostess.
I wasn’t able to attend it today, but I heard that he actually called me out after all of the other participants finished. Apparently, nobody told HIM… that I wasn’t performing. So I had several people come up to me later in the day asking where I was, and why David Weiss was calling me out to play! How embarassing!
Well, my oboe hasn’t been sealing very well, so I showed it to John Peterson of RDG… who made one small fix on my low C#, but he cited some other places that needed repairs, and quoted me $400 to get them all fixed. What a bum! I guess we’ll have to wait and see how much money I’ll have by the end of the conference.
Tonight, Martin Schuring played two Telemann concertos back to back. Wow, that man can use his air in beautiful ways, and I’m so impressed by how he produces the sound and is able to manipulate the musical line. It’s great to hear him in person, and have the opportunity to hear him so much. i think I’ve heard him 3 days in a row. Tomorrow, he’ll be teaching his Baroque music masterclass (another one that I was supposed to play on, before my unfortunate cancellation). I’m looking forward to it. He’s such a friendly guy, he always insist I simply call him “Martin” rather than “Mr. Schuring” or “Professor Schuring”. It always makes me blush!
