Performing the xylophone part for The Mother Goose Suite by M. Ravel
October 27, 2009 by Sarah
Filed under General Percussion, Orchestral Percussion, Performances, Sarah's Blog, Techniques
The other day I performed the xylophone part in movement III. Laidernonette from The Mother Goose Suite by M. Ravel. The piece is fairly straight-forward. I’ve prepared it for auditions in the past but haven’t performed it with an orchestra until this concert. The two sections to be concerned about are at rehearsal #7 to [...]
Sarah Basel is a professional percussionist in the Chicagoland area. She has a masters in percussion performance from San Francisco Conservatory where she studied with Jack Van Geem (principal of San Francisco Symphony). She also received a Bachelor of Music Education which enabled her to study with Ed Harrison (principal timpanist of Lyric Opera of Chicago) from Concordia University in River Forest, Illinois. Sarah has been both a performer and a music educator for the past 16 years.