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SAV-y cellosĀ 

9/20/2013

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PictureA few of the Sav Phil cello section
I actually like driving to gigs.  I get a lot of time to think about things while on the road.  Sometimes sitting and thinking is a luxury I can't afford during a busy season.  

On the way to this season's first rehearsal with the Savannah Philharmonic yesterday, I heard an interview with Linda Ronstadt.  There was one question asked about jealousy between musicians, and she responded, "Competition is for horse races; there is no place for competition in art."

What a great way to put it!  Of course, that got me thinking...

We are all just trying to make music--and we all have an individual voice.  No one can exactly copy someone else's music making (and I feel like it is pointless to try. How boring would that be?).  So, why bother being jealous or competitive?  Just do your thing!

That's one of the big reasons I am loving the Savannah Philharmonic.  The cello section is so chummy--I feel like we really do love and support each other.  We are not trying to knock each other out of the way to get a shot at first chair.  We just do our thing.  I wish every cello section was like this one.

In grad school, someone told me, "You will never be the next Yo-Yo Ma."  Yeah.  Okay. So what?  


I'm really glad about that fact--because I'm actually trying to be the next best Nan Kemberling! 


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Savannah Philharmonic in action
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