Wednesday was fairly uneventful from a SummerKeys perspective. Our group class with Kathy focused on effective practice strategies. She showed us how to break a piece down into manageable problems, which was helpful. We also did a bit of sight-reading on an easy ensemble piece, which was fun.
The one big difference Wednesday was the weather. We awoke to the sound of rain. It rained pretty much all day, though by the late afternoon, it had abated a great deal. I was super happy to have a hard case on this day. While my case isn't waterproof, it was certainly good enough to get me from my group class to my practice sessions. My cello stayed good and dry, though I was pretty damp.
We also attended the faculty concert on Wednesday. It was held at a local church and was very well attended. I'd guess that 70% of the audience was local townsfolk, not just SummerKeys participants. The faculty did a nice job with a wide variety of repertoire. They did play a Cerha piece was was quite atonal. It was expertly played and appeared incredibly difficult. However, given the atonality of the music, they lost about 25% of the audience after intermission. It was a long piece, and I wonder had they left some movements out whether they might have avoided turning some people off.
The kids were a bit fidgety, so we left after the Vivaldi piece after intermission. I'll see if I can scan the program later.
Oh, it's apparently impossible to get anything to eat in Lubec after 8 pm. So, we had sandwiches.
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