I'm here again in Weimar for the fourth time to attend Yiddish Summer Weimar - a great program of workshops designed by Alan Bern that's really beyond description... see for yourself at yiddishsummer.eu. This year's topic is "Ashkenaz: the matrix of Yiddish and German cultures."
Unfortunately I've come down with a bit of a cold, and it's really reduced my energy level. I've had to drop out of my North German ensemble, so I won't be playing any quasi-bagpipe drones or singing dirty songs that sound a bit like "Dreidl, Dreidl" at the final concert tonight.
On Monday, August 1st, renowned trumpetress Amy Horvey will be performing a piece for solo trumpet and prepared cornet that she commissioned from me in 2006. This performance is part of the Ottawa Chamber Music Festival, at 3:00pm in St. Brigid's Centre for the Arts. You can find details of the performance at the OCMF website by typing "purchase" into the search field.
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