The last note has sounded, the last dance has been danced, the set has been struck. As yet, there is no way to click on a link so that I can share with you the events of last week's set of performances. The written word must suffice, and I must choose which memories to share. I'll try to come up with all three. Instrumentation and intonation is always the same, and the sounds always come from the same place.
Human whim is never a factor.
But we wanted the children to see musicians actually playing their instruments, and those musicians are all shapes, sizes, colors, and genders. And with prerecorded music, risk, one of the most exciting aspects of live performance, is also missing. Risk and chance. Here are a couple of examples. I chose to add an element of improvisation to the score in several places.