Anything going on this summer?

[drplacebo]

Just wondering because, at least in the Northern Hemisphere, June through August are usually the offseason for just about every concert series. What's everyone doing this summer, whether in terms of playing music or listening to it?

I normally do a lot of extra technical practice and work on solo repertoire during the summers, because I have more time for it when I'm not busy playing in two orchestras, but this summer I've taken about a month off from playing viola because I was struggling with tendinitis at the end of the concert season. I'm putting more time into composing instead -- working on a viola concerto and a choral piece. Both firsts for me: I've never written for solo string instrument with orchestra, or anything for voice. At the end of July, I'm going to the CalCap Chamber Music Workshop at Sacramento State University -- it'll be my first-ever summer chamber music workshop, and should be fun since it's five-and-a-half days of nothing but chamber music.

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[gramarye1971]

I just bought a complete set of the Shostakovich symphonies (the Barshai recordings) and I'm planning to go through them in July and August. I may also post some book reviews here in this comm of classical music-related books I've read lately.

[espresso_addict]

Book reviews would be very interesting!

[cactus_rs]

Yes, seconding the vote for book reviews!