Save the Date! Kotrba Piano Studio Concerto Event!

This may be a random journalistic entry. . . so feel free to speed read. Things have been going along pretty smoothly here. We had a great parent party last weekend! The SPTG Advancing Recitals are tomorrow and there is an extra printer toner cartridge in my closet so I will sleep tonight. The K. 330 is memorized and waiting for recording. We've all been healthy and moving the ball down the field.

About ten days ago I declared the spring calendar closed. That's it. No new obligations. Learn to say no to 90% of the opportunities that arise.

Fail. Tuesday, Mary auditioned for the children's choir of the Eagan High School spring music production and as if they aren't going to accept a warm body who sings in tune. . . bingo. . . EIGHTEEN "new events" on the calendar. It didn't help that she can dance a little. 

Wednesday Calvin texts from school (kids do that now) with an invitation to the middle school honor band festival. With evening concert of course.

Thursday the ballet teacher whom I love suggests a few private lessons to get Mary caught up with the older class. Saturday afternoons will work well for her. Sigh.

My personal assistant Sally will be handling the transportation to and from these valuable experiences. I wish. Sally is a fantasy who also changes the oil in the car every 3500 miles. 

Let's just say some of us have a different work ethic than others. 

Yeah. Should've Said No. . . .

A moment of clarity. 

Having said all that, what I really want to tell you about is our Concerto and Chamber Music Festival coming May 30, 2015. Children from 3 years old to Book 4 will play their pieces with string accompaniment in a concert at Easter Lutheran Church, in Eagan, at 2:30. Tickets will have a suggested donation of $10, to help fund our musicians. The climax of the concert will be my four advanced students playing movements from the Bach A Major and F Minor Keyboard Concertos, under the direction of Bill Henry, with Conor O'brien heading up the orchestra. The kids are working very hard and it's going to be a very special event! Please mark your calendars and share this special afternoon with us.

And with that said, the calendar is really closed. I mean it this time. I'm removing the iCalendar add event shortcut. For real. Do not even ask me to get coffee. Well, maybe just for a few minutes to get caught up. After all we are gonna need some real caffeine to handle this Spring semester. And maybe it would be good to attend some over-schedulers anonymous meetings while we are at it. . . that's a great idea--I'll get right on that.

Love you all and hope you can come to the concert! May 30! 2:30! Easter Church. 4200 Pilot Knob Road, Eagan!