tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57878066267205845382011-08-08T14:01:00.333-07:00Tobias Tenenbaumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12885057284894228019noreply@blogger.comBlogger31100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5787806626720584538.post-21306827785102956402008-09-17T16:52:00.001-07:002008-09-17T21:35:52.596-07:00I had a wonderful supportive audience at the Public Library, and felt on top of things for<br />the concert on the very live and responsive Steinway. The real high point was playing at Old<br />First Church in San Francisco, a beautiful Presbyterian church on the corner of Sacramento<br />and Van Ness that has been hosting a classical concert series for more than 40 years. I was<br />treated like a king: valet parking, Green room privledges, all morning rehearsal on their beautiful<br />9 foot Steinway. I was so inspired, I took off the music stand, played without any music scores, and used<br />a technique I learned from accompanying the 'Broadway in Boulder' music theatre classes. I visualized<br />a scene for each Sonata: as an example, the First Sonata I remembered how we always tumbled around the<br />living room as kids at any kind of get-together, and I remembered the sound of sibling laughter when<br />one of us would catch just the perfect humorous moment at the table and we'd all literally roar with<br />hilarity. Fixing that scene in my mind, I'd start the piece. When I got to the rapid scales that announce the final cadence for each half, I'd think of those peals of laughter. I found this loosened my fingers from nervous<br />tension, and gave my mind something good to fix on. In any case, I had a wonderful experience playing this concert, it really went like I'd dreamed it could go.<br />The rest of my visit to San Francisco was equally dream like in goodness and in the joy of reunion with so many friends and supporters.<br />I'm eager to hear the CD recording of this and will report more in detail on how it sounded from the objective standpoint of the microphone stand. I know how it felt----marvelous, great, like coming home after much wandering.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5787806626720584538-2130682778510295640?l=toblogus.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Tobias Tenenbaumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12885057284894228019noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5787806626720584538.post-33255158652179687392008-09-08T14:50:00.000-07:002008-09-08T14:54:49.025-07:00One down! The church is a beautiful old building in downtown Denver, and has<br />extraordinary resonant acoustics. I was in bliss, playing up into the soaring<br />architecture and hearing the sound come back at me in sweet, bell-like waves.<br />The cantor, Mark Filbert, made a gorgeous and professional-looking program, and<br />indeed, it feels like the concert version of the Sonatas was officially birthed.<br />It was a full 2 hours, and received with grace by the small but rapt audience of<br />friends and music lovers.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5787806626720584538-3325515865217968739?l=toblogus.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Tobias Tenenbaumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12885057284894228019noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5787806626720584538.post-64374207564068121262008-08-11T13:25:00.000-07:002008-08-11T13:31:55.131-07:00I'm updating my webpage: tobytenenbaum.com and starting this blog to help get the word out about<br />my music and playing. I'm playing my Sonatas in Denver Sept 7, Boulder on Sept 10 and San Francisco on Sept 12! More specific information will be posted on my webpage.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5787806626720584538-6437420756406812126?l=toblogus.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Tobias Tenenbaumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12885057284894228019noreply@blogger.com0