Third Lesson / Opera!

Tuesday morning was my third and last private lesson with Mark. We worked on the excerpts that I'm playing on the mock audition Thursday. It was a really great lesson - we really covered alot of topics and made alot of progress. It was nice to study with someone again for a little while!

Tuesday afternoon was another Mahler rehearsal, and I did a better job sight reading than on Monday. I still haven't had a chance to practice the Mahler on my own yet - I've been keeping so busy with other music! I'm trying to focus more on preparing the mock audition right now and will worry about the Mahler later in the week - I have to prioritize :).

Tuesday night was the opera performance! It was really fun - I think it went well. After the show the conductor had a cast party at his house and invited the orchestra. He had lots of good food and wine there! It was a good time, and I got to talk more with the vocalists. Another late night though - I'm getting exhausted! I'll have time to catch-up on sleep when I get back to Boulder, so I'm not too worried about it.