Church of the Holy Sepulchre
So as I said, yesterday (Wednesday) was fairly uneventful. The highlight of my day was after rehearsal when Richard (bassoonist) took me to a very authentic hole-in-the-wall where we had an amazing lunch of hummus, falafel, and various other local foods. It was amazing, the best meal I’ve had during my time here. I didn’t [...]
Ok, ok
A quick post to say that I just returned from the concert, which went very well. I’m headed out to have a beer with the concertmaster, but will post more details tonight! (I wasn’t playing hookey yesterday, just didn’t have a lot to report)
I’ve walked a mile, or four…
After returning from my marathon rehearsal today I decided to make my trek to the Mount of Olives. The disadvantage of my rehearsal schedule is that many of the sites close in the late and some even early afternoon, so by the time I get back from rehearsal, eat some lunch and have a little [...]
Batonless and loving it.
No inspired subject header today. This morning I rose feeling fantastic after finally breaking down and taking an Ambien to get some good sleep. I knew I was going to need it, as today was one of the two 4.5 hour rehearsals I have for this concert. I’ve never even had a staging rehearsal that [...]
I walked where Jesus walked (while drinking an orange slushy).
Argh, still lousy sleep, and I awoke this morning feeling absolutely horrible and with a raging headache. I pulled myself together and Haim drove me by a pharmacy on the way to rehearsal so I could buy some Advil. I was obviously not in the best mood when I began rehearsal, and for some reason [...]
Now I’m relatively sure of what I ate…
After my previous posting today I took a brief nap and feel great. Perhaps I’m actually becoming a super-human, which would definitely help in this career. After waking I sent a few e-mails (Don Pasquale in Anchorage is a go) and headed out to find a restaurant for dinner. I walked a few minutes up [...]
I’m not sure what I ate…
My thoughts that I was becoming a pro at beating jet lag were apparently somewhat hasty. I forced myself to stay up until 9 pm last night and went to bed exhausted, thinking that surely I would sleep through the night. I woke up feeling pretty good, only it was just 1 am, not 7 [...]
Arrival…
I guess I should probably think up some brilliant inaugural title, or wax eloquent with a big introduction to my first blog entry. Perhaps you will read something in to the title “Arrival…,” but it’s merely pragmatic in indicating the beginning of my stay in Jerusalem and my guest engagement with the Jerusalem Symphony. I’m [...]