It’s the beginning of another orchestra season and that means it’s time to scout out the season brochures and websites of the groups I’ll be playing in to see what’s in store. It’s hard not to notice that I look through season brochures as I would a restaurant menu. I narrow down the “main courses” that look most interesting or challenging to me and start planning my practicing accordingly.
Most of my concert-going friends analyze a season brochure like a menu as well and as I have Facebook discussions with them about programs, it seems many have already decided which concerts they want to attend. “I think we’ll pass on the Classic Series VI, we don’t care for a whole concert of Strauss, but I think we’ll take the Classic Series II and V.” And much like a restaurant, as one party orders the entrée, the other party prepares the dish.