TranscriptSigned & returned contract with Detroit Symphony for June 14 & 16. Two rehearsals, two performances; fee $15,000 plus travel & hotel accommodations for two.
Walked two full miles in 36 mins.; played Kodaly sonata for unaccompanied cello. Declined invitation to speak at Getty Museum in January; $750 fee (plus expenses) too low, & I told them so. Shored up another fallen section of fence along the back of our lot. Porkchops for dinner, with sweet potatoes & Brussel sprouts; beer. Severe marital problems accompany the paint-&-plaster renovation. Life’s not easy, especially now when it should be a celebration. Ironic, & I didnt much care. |