36 Years Ago

36 Years Ago, Vienna 1971—A Student Journal

Day 323: Horn recital and goodbye and hello to friends

Day 323 — Horn recital and goodbye and hello to friends
20-Jun-1972 (Dienstag–Tue.)

Today is a big day. My horn class recital and saying goodbye to my friends and teachers in both my horn and electronic music studies. What a wonderful year!

2009 brings in a surprise—Ragtime.
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Day 314: Horn quartet in church

Day 314 — Horn quartet in church
11-Jun-1972 (Sonntag–Sun.)

Schonbrunn Palace 01
I play in a horn quartet today in Prof. Gabler’s church then take a walk through Schönbrunn.
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Day 310: World premiere—Fantasy on Broken Glass

Day 310 — World premiere—Fantasy on Broken Glass
07-Jun-1972 (Mittwoch–Wed.)

Fantasy concert program
I make a last-minute, desperate attempt to remix my Fantasy composition for tonight’s world premiere. Do I make it? Does the audience like it? Do I need to drink my sorrows into the ground?
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Day 233: Bruckner 8 in the Musikverein

Day 233 — Bruckner 8 in the Musikverein
22-March-1972 (Mittwoch–Wed.)

Vienna Musikverein concert
The student orchestra of the Vienna Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (Wien Akademie für Musik und darstellende Kunst) performs Bruckner’s Symphony No. 8 in the wonderful Großer Saal of the Vienna Musikverein under the direction of Maestro Karl Östereicher. A great lifetime thrill and fun to play.
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