Audition preperation and Elias

This weekend was rather busy with the first rehearsal on Friday for the HfMT Brass concert on the 16th of June. Then I continued this past month's Mendelssohn theme and headed to Oldenburg to play Elias (which involved A LOT of waiting around!) on Saturday and Sunday. The choir and soloists were fantastic and the audience seemed to have a great time, which they showed with a standing ovation! I am now back in Köln and am in audition mode for the next three weeks, with auditions in Weimar, Geneva, and Munich. Lots of travel and very many performances of the Vaughan Williams Tuba Concerto to get through. I also had my first meeting about my new project, the Deutsche Education Orchestra. It will be an extremely long road to get to the goal, but I feel good that the business plan is every day becoming more and more solid and I look forward to informing you of the latest developments as the project progresses! Enjoy the sunny weather! F