The concert last night went off. Well not entirely - the first piece, String Quartet of Terry Jennings, was even more difficult for the audience than it was for us. [coughing. snickering. cell phone at the 28'50 mark.] And it was obnoxious enough as is, as we had to deal with the whole over-blown issue of playing at Disney Hall. Anything that doesn't kill you makes you a better person right ? riiiiiiight......

I do have to admit that the Jennings quartet was a very brave programming decision for CalArts. It was never performed live, so at least for this crowd that showed up to see "In C" - it was, and is, new.

Terry Riley's "In C" however had them leaping to their feet in a standing ovation at the end - i'm pretty sure our version is over an hour long. Didn't feel like it. I kept thinking, "well I better enjoy this, because I prefer getting none of that with the music I really love playing".