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A typical day of music
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We asked one
of our faithful visitors about his impressions :
What does a typicay day look alike ? We got this answer.
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This summer, 2003, I made my tenth visit to Musique en
Vacances.
It was something special to come back. I made my first summer in 1990
and paused for some years in the mid nineties. I dare say that I am
pretty accustomed to the daily routines, but still, it is always
exciting to meet old friends and make newones. The day I thought of
when I got the invitation to tell my story was a day towards the end of
the week.
I woke up and realised the heatwave was still on. 30° degrees at 8
o'clock in the morning. After a quick shower and French breakfast, I
warmed up my flute and started to practise.
I had my first session programmed at 10.00. Flute duos by the French
composer Boismortier. A German flautist had approached me some days
before and found time between 10.00 - 11.00. Beautiful music.
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Apart form the
scheduled programme.(i.e.at least two groups under the supervision of a
professional teacher), one always finds others to play with. At 11.00,
two other musicians, cello and violin waited for me to play Haydn
trios. Busy morning.
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Time for lunch, always well prepared and time for a
short siesta.
In the afternoon, I had my two classes. First, a general rehearsal for
a Johan Christian Bach quintett : piano, oboe, flute, viola, cello. The
professor was next to me on he first stage and I confess that I got
quite nervous before the first note, but we passed the "exam". Late in
the afternoon, I went to hear the courses students who gave a public
concert, as they do every evening, in a delightful private residence
dating from the Renaissance. Then, we had an aperitif before dinner.
The evening gradually faded away and I switched off my bedside light
just before midnight. I had been a long warm day with a lot of music.
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