I hope to have something to release to those who were unable to attend: perhaps a DVD or a CD. But as of right now, I don't have anything that I feel confident enough to release. Such is the nature of live performances, yeah?
12/30/2009
Thoughts on my recital
I hope to have something to release to those who were unable to attend: perhaps a DVD or a CD. But as of right now, I don't have anything that I feel confident enough to release. Such is the nature of live performances, yeah?
12/12/2009
One More Day To My Recital!
Down to about 20 hours to the recital... Starting to get a little nervous. I haven't really gotten nervous about a performance in a while, mostly because I haven't done anything that depended so much on me. This is MY recital, and other than my wonderful accompanist and one guest artist, I will be on stage alone... for the entire performance... something I haven't done in a very long time. It's been a bit like preparing for a marathon, but one where I run alone. I've torn up and rebuilt my voice several times in the last three months, constantly testing it for quality and endurance. I've run through the entire program (25 + songs) twice, once with flying colors, and the other time I felt pretty fatigued at the end. Tomorrow will the tale... How much do I warm up? Do I try to warm up as I go? Should I even test the upper voice before the performance? I've dealt with a bit of a cold nearly this entire time-just won't go away.
And then there is the producing aspect. For the first time in 15 years, I'm producing this myself. No one asked me to do this. Well, actually, in a way, people have been asking me to do this for a long time (More on that later). But, financially, the risk is considerable. As in any business venture, everyone else gets paid first, and the owner gets the left-overs. Which also means that the owner assumes the risk if the venture looses money. He takes the hit. The possibility to turn a profit is there, but not a given (As I'm finding out). What's needed, and I'll actually do this next time, is an underwriter(someone who covers the production costs and shares in the profits),preferably someone that will also help in the actual promoting of the event and who would then share in the publicity.
Anyway, this all comes together tomorrow, and it will be then when we find out how much we have made or lost.
I'll try to give a review later.
And then there is the producing aspect. For the first time in 15 years, I'm producing this myself. No one asked me to do this. Well, actually, in a way, people have been asking me to do this for a long time (More on that later). But, financially, the risk is considerable. As in any business venture, everyone else gets paid first, and the owner gets the left-overs. Which also means that the owner assumes the risk if the venture looses money. He takes the hit. The possibility to turn a profit is there, but not a given (As I'm finding out). What's needed, and I'll actually do this next time, is an underwriter(someone who covers the production costs and shares in the profits),preferably someone that will also help in the actual promoting of the event and who would then share in the publicity.
Anyway, this all comes together tomorrow, and it will be then when we find out how much we have made or lost.
I'll try to give a review later.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)