My wife and I took a short trip to Maine to see my daughter perform at the Monteux Music Festival. It's an amazing program founded by French conductor, Pierre Monteux, in 1942. It's a conducting school where some of the best young conductors come to train through the summer. Other musicians from around the world audition for spots in the orchestra. They practice hard, live in cabins, form bonds that you can only form when you train hours and hours every day with someone, then party until the early morning and do it all over again. They play a concert every weekend for the locals and vacationers in a beautiful area of Maine near Bar Harbor.
Hey Dax- sounds like your daughter is quite the talent. You’ll have to give me some pointers on directing a kid’s musical interest. What instrument did she start with?
The Gift of Sadness
Hey Dax- sounds like your daughter is quite the talent. You’ll have to give me some pointers on directing a kid’s musical interest. What instrument did she start with?
I am so excited to see you writing here! This is beautiful. Thanks for sharing it!
Nice to find you here Dax & I look forward to reading more of your writing. Our kids are all grown up now, and so are we!
I've missed your writing. Thank you for bringing it back into the open.
Beautifully written. As a dancer I can tell you - connection to music elevates the soul!! You felt it too. Awesome writing, Dax!!
You captured it all.