I've been playing with a whole pile of different orchestras all of a
sudden. A few notes on these, in no particular order.
| St Benedict's Festival Orchestra |
A small, all-volunteer orchestra. I've not managed to make any of
the liturgical performances, but I have played two concerts with
them. They lack a good complement of strings, but have an
exceptional complement of woodwinds. The small size and volunteer
nature, however, mean that there's never a clear sense of what the
instrumentation for any given performance will be.
| North Park Covenant Church |
This was the group with whom I made my return to orchestral playing
with a performance of Benjamin Britten's "Noye's Fludde" in 2001. I
played a second concert with them in 2002 playing the Debussy
Danses pour Harp Chromatique and Durufle Requiem. It's a mix of
volunteers from the church and hired professionals.
| Symphony of Oak Park-River Forest |
This is new. Mostly 19th century repertoire, but a chance to play
in a bass section rather than to be a bass section. I'm
going to be in and out with this group as my schedule permits when
I return to school in the fall.
| North Park University Symphony |
My first paid orchestral gig. At this writing, I've not yet played
with them.
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