Here we go

After a 5 week stint on the road with Les Miserables followed by a 5 week lay off, I've just returned to the road for at least 8 months of non-stop touring. I'll be playing viola, one of a 14 piece pit orchestra. We visit a new city nearly every week, with occasional stays of 2-3 weeks. Yesterday in DC I subbed in playing concertmaster for Will Curry in the matinee show while he was busy conducting. It was a wonderful experience to play at the Kennedy Center and the resident orchestra was great to work with. This was my first visit to the Kennedy Center and it did not disappoint.

After my Kennedy Center debut, I met up with an old friend, Alex, for dinner at Circa followed by the Tokyo String Quartet playing upstairs at the KC. The last time I heard Tokyo was a few months ago in Sapporo, Japan, and it was great to hear them again. Their opening Mozart K. 387 was a great opener and the highlight of the evening for me.