Musicians from all over the country arrived in Madison on Sunday, June 8th. We're all staying at this incredible artists' retreat, Edenfred, in the Highlands neighborhood. (Check it out at www.edenfred.org.) Edenfred is a gorgeous mansion owned by the Terry Family Foundation and run by our friend David Wells. Here we eat, drink, practice, eat, rehearse, drink, chat, eat, swim, hang out, and eat. Last night our friends Tom & Susie Wilkinson and Harvey & Bonnie Wendel came over and cooked us an amazing dinner—a very high-end surf and turf sort of dinner. They kindly made enough so that we had leftovers for lunch. It was just as yummy at lunch today as at dinner last night.
Today we played our first concert at the Meriter Retirement Center—so the season has officially started. Tonight we have an open rehearsal for our Fan the Flames donors, then David Wells has prepped yet another fabulous dinner for tonight. On the menu: Chicken Marbella, edamame succotash, broccoli slaw, and a yummy-looking cake made by our violist Katrin Talbot.
We take our food seriously.
And we take our music seriously—but still manage to have fun. As I'm writing this, I hear the strains of Kevin Puts' "Einstein on Mercer Street" floating through the house. Hard piece to do without a conductor—but these guys sound TIGHT. It's an EXTREMELY cool piece.
Next on my agenda: proofreading song texts and translations that we'll insert in the programs. A mundane but necessary task.
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