Exhaustion

Wow. This music stuff is exhausting. We all knew this month was going to be pretty rough. In fact, it looked downright insane on paper.

Jan. 5-7 rehearse Brahms Clarinet Quintet with Hakan Rosengren for later recording
Jan. 7 perform the Brahms for Earl Carlyss
Jan. 8 perform Debussy, Gabriela Frank's Leyendas, Beethoven Op. 59 No. 3 in MCM Artists Worldwide showcase at the Arts Presenters annual conference.
Jan. 14 perform new works by Shih-hui Chen, Anthony Brandt, and old works by Stravinsky and Dutilleux on Musiqa program.
Jan. 18-20 record Brahms Clarinet Quintet at Round Top
Jan. 21 record Anthony Brandt's The Dragon and the Undying with soprano Karol Bennett
Jan. 22 perform Mozart K. 575 (first performance), Brandt, Brahms
Jan. 26 perform Beethoven Grosse Fuge Op. 133 (first performance) in Lincoln Center Chamber Music Society Lecture.
Jan. 29 perform Stravinsky, Mozart, Dutilleux, Beethoven Grosse Fuge in Northhampton, MA.
Feb. 4 perform Mozart, Hindemith Op. 22 (first performance), Brahms Piano Quintet with Simone Dinnerstein in Chestertown, MD
Feb. 5 perform Mozart and Brahms in Philadelphia

No wonder I feel like sleeping for a few days...