The Afiaras are back and grinding our noses to the mill. (I think I just pushed together two expressions and pretended like I knew what I was doing.) After a couple of weeks in Canada, we're now wading our way through the foggy mist of San Francisco. There's something about walking in clouds: You eventually get really wet.
The next Afiara Quartet performance: August 17th, at Seventh Avenue Presbyterian Church, presented by Seventh Avenue Performances. Tickets are $15/12. If you can make it out, please do! We would love to see people show up to cheer us on towards our competition in Banff. Your attendance will support the Afiaras both morally and financially. Haydn, Bartok, and Mendelssohn are on the 7:30 pm menu.
There will be also a concert August 18th at the SF Conservatory, Recital Hall at 8 pm. We'll play Beethoven, Mozart, and Webern for this one. Come out if you can!
Recently stumbled upon an article about the quartet and our recent foray into blending hip hop into the mix. The only problem I have with the article is that I look as though I have no teeth. I don't know how I managed that; it's like a magic trick or something. "Look, Mom, no hands dental plan!"
Looks who's back and pining for attention again. It's okay if you don't give it to me. After so much neglect I deserve no readership anyway. I intend on picking back up the writing habit, though. Sometimes I just need a good kick in the a----- apathy.
I thought this was a neat picture taken at one of the concerts in May. It was taken during the West Coast premiere of Huck Hodge's piece "Phantaisie". As you can see, I'm a chiropractic nightmare.
Here's another one. Seeing your face pixelated is scary. As if you've been Big Brothered. Try it sometime.
July - Concerts and News this Month
The Afiaras are taking a break for two weeks in July, but not before one more concert at the Lake Tahoe Music Festival on the 8th. If you're in Tahoe, Afiarians unite! (Pretend I didn't just write that.) I'll be playing a recital of Debussy, Prokofiev, and Schumann with pianist Clement Ng on the 21st in Hamilton, Ontario. Blunt Delphix are scheduled to record some mixtape freestyles mid-month.
I thought this was a neat picture taken at one of the concerts in May. It was taken during the West Coast premiere of Huck Hodge's piece "Phantaisie". As you can see, I'm a chiropractic nightmare.