Regular commenter Emily Kroeck asked a good question about Sarah’s last post, so I thought we might as well make it a tour edition of Ask An Expert. Emily asks: Q: How is instrument temperature and humidity controlled on tours … Continue reading →
Pictured is the Orchestra during a touch-up rehearsal onstage at the Philharmonie in Cologne. The stage is clearly a departure from what we know back in Minneapolis – for the last two concerts, we’ve been in venues that are “in … Continue reading →
Back when this tour began, Sarah and I were discussing the various things we might want to get into on the blog during our travels, and one of the first things we thought of was using our dual video recorders … Continue reading →
Just time for a quick post as I sit here with a surprisingly decent cup of coffee at a McDonald’s on Budapesterstrasse here in Berlin. (I know, I know, I normally wouldn’t think of going into a Mickey D’s in … Continue reading →
We’ve just finished the first concert of the Tour, to a small sigh of relief by all. Firsts are always hard, even more so in a major venue (the Barbican) in a big center of the arts (London). The audiences … Continue reading →
It feels like forever since we left Minneapolis, and even longer since the orchestra played a concert (last Thursday night,) but today, finally, is the first official day of the tour – Concert #1, at the Barbican Centre in London. … Continue reading →
While Sarah and most of the rest of the orchestra are still getting over their jet lag from Saturday/Sunday’s overnight flight from Minneapolis to London, I’m feeling downright energetic today, having taken the opportunity to jet over to the UK … Continue reading →
We’ve made it to London. Today: jetlag, acclimation, making sure we look right before crossing. Tomorrow: rehearsal and concert at the Barbican.
…for Europe for a 12-day, 8 city tour. We’ll be blogging regularly; look forward in particular to our video posts (both Sam and I have Flips, with which we hope to capture some of hectic spirit of moving 100+ people … Continue reading →
Back around this same time of the year in 2004, when the Minnesota Orchestra was heading out for a major European tour, there was a fair amount of excitement among press and public about it, and the advance coverage we … Continue reading →
