This past Sunday I performed with an orchestra for the first time in over two years. Instead of the usual tuba, I played ensemble piano.
The featured work of the evening was Rachmaninov’s Symphonic Dances, a beautiful piece and a fun one to learn and perform. In an interesting twist, we also performed an arrangement of Journey’s greatest hits, thus fulfilling the advertised program of “Rach and Roll”.
Fittingly, this performance was with the Lakeshore Symphony Orchestra under Russell Vinick, the same orchestra that I performed with in February of 2020. I also played keyboard then as well—in that case, it was the celeste part for Holst’s The Planets. Maybe someday I will play tuba with them in a performance… or both!
Mike Frasier Music 