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Week 33

Now I am become death, the destroyer of worlds -the Bhagavad-Gita RAVEL Menuet antique LIEBERSON Neruda Songs INTERMISSION MAHLER Symphony No. 1 Bach Week Program Concerto in D Minor for two violins, BWV 1043 Cantata: Non sa che sia dolore , BWV 209 Motet: Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied , BWV 225 Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G, BWV 1048 Richard Webster, conductor Monday off Tuesday 10-12:30 rehearsal 7:30 concert (Wagner, Chin, Berlioz) Wednesday 12-2:30 3:30-6 rehearsals Thursday 10-12:30 rehearsal Friday 10-1 Bach Week rehearsal Saturday 1-3 Bach Week rehearsal Sunday 7:30 Bach Week concert The lack of concerts in my schedule is no mistake. Even though it was not my turn, I volunteered to be on call this week to avoid the Mahler 1st Symphony. Over the years I’ve come to loathe the piece and so take advantage of every opportunity to get out of playing it. Unfortunately for me it is one of those things that comes up at least once a year. If I’m not mistaken, the orchestra played it a...