I was standing backstage on Wednsday waiting for the artist to arrive so the crew could find out where the piano went so the lighting guy could set the lights and the sound guy.......you get the picture. We were killing time backstage. The sound tech asks me if I had heard of the piano player that played with the symphony this past Friday(John Naca...something or other......I should know his name 'cause he's a good player)..I said no, but the music director really like him..the tech asked me if I wanted to hear the performance..I said sure! I had never heard that S&S recorded, so this was going to be a treat! He puts it on, and within 3 seconds I am overcome with euphoria..It's Rach's 3rd!..my favorite!..and I didn't know the symphony was playing it that night. Had I known, I would have been in attendance. The tech said he could burn me a copy..I told him I would be forever in his debt (he'll remember, I'm sure!). I just got done listing to 'my baby' being played by an accomplished player..and I must say that I am impressed with that D. Now that I have heard it recorded, I can 'hear' that the killer octave needs some work, but I am impressed otherwise. Now I know what you all have been saying for forever about the killer octave being thin..weak..not as strong..whatever. I heard it tonight. I have it recorded in real time. If I didn't know, I would have guessed that one of you would have prepared that piano for the performance...hearing 'my baby' playing my favorite classical piece knowing that I prepped it makes me very proud and more than anything, more humble. I heard it..I liked it..let's fix the killer octave. Phil
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