i've started writing an orchestral piece (partly funded by the regional arts fund in oz), so i have my head buried in orchestration and arrangement books some of the time. i've also built a cork board, from many years of wine drinking (who ever knew that drinking so much wine would make me more organised?!)... and a hat stand from an old wooden cot i found in the garage (if you saw my hat collection, you'd wonder why it took this long).. it's also probably about time the old letterbox out the front of my place got a workover... maybe next month's energy spurt!
apart from all these creative ventures, it's been pretty darn crazy in the office. the sunwrae string quintet (piano & string quartet) are touring may 5th to june 9th in australia... and there's also (ssshhh!) a date in the waters outside oz in the middle of that. it's due to be announced very soon...
from the feedback we've been given lately, from our lovely audience members at many years of sunwrae performances, i've decided to start the easvesdropping series in melbourne again.. it'll be a bit different that the richmond shows, smaller groups to start with, but also an exciting finale performance with (hopefully!) an international guest... and the launch of a long lost album to go with it! very exciting indeed.
mid-year i'm also involved in a theatre show with st martins youth theatre in south yarra. i'm looking forward to working in the theatre again... solo performing has never been more missed than now!
well. that's probably about it for the moment.. i'll update you shortly when the tour is announced... and hopefully this blog will become more a weekly splurge of thoughts whilst things progress over the next couple of months...
rae :)
