Preparing

Today we performed Luciano Berio's woodwind quintet "Opus Number Zoo". My quintet (still un-named) developed this piece into a memorized, staged and characterized performance last year and was invited to repeat the performance four times for the opening of the 2008-2009 Season of the Gulbenkian Educational Program. We played in the main lobby of the Contemporary Art Center at the Gulbenkian Foundation to a very eager and excited (often noisy) audience. It was great opportunity for us to really internalize the piece.