Submitted by Sderci on Mon, 10/26/2009 - 23:00
at a recital. Or a mini-recital. This one is just 30 minutes of music, as requested by the Minnesota Orchestra as part of my audition. So the question becomes: how much can you, or should you, pack into 30 minutes? I have accepted an invitation from a colleague to play through my 30 minutes at his house, in front of other colleagues and students. There's something about a non-paying audience that ups the ante. Somehow, if people are paying, you can gauge their commitment: "I'm playing well enough to earn their $25!" But this audience will be small and critical. They won't pay anyt
