Tuesday, August 12, 2008

Bottomless Women Stinky

elevator ...


I just came back from a delicious meal (such as may be otherwise ...) and a great visit to Taipei 101 Taipei 101 is one of the highest skyscraper in the world (if one does not involve antennas or masts), and was proclaimed by Newsweek Magazine in 2006 as one of the "New Seven Wonders of the World". And it actually is! It is 509 meters high, has (of course) 101 floors. In the lower floors of shops are found, mostly very exclusive. You can be up to the 89th Floor, go with one of the fastest elevators in the world in 37 seconds we were on top - and that means we about 60 Km / St. are gone! Today, even the roof was open, 91st Floor opened, and from here you had a beautiful view over Taipei unknown, the 3 million-inhabitant metropolis where we premiere on Friday. So - I'm seriously impressed ...!

This afternoon, the first-stage orchestra rehearsal in Taipei Cultural Centre was on the program. The trench was not deep, but very wide. As all these musicians (almost 60) dare total expected problems are is a mystery to me without a grumble ... After all the musicians were sitting, and I was at the desk, the trench was first powered up a meter. Percussion and harp here in a strange cubbyhole ... There was considerable interaction problems in the beginning, mainly because of the large distance between the one and the other side of the ditch, but we got after the break with a fairly consistent samples but wonderfully under control.

The sample was indeed going on at 14.00 and at 14.05 then the roofing felt overcome the theater that the orchestra alone would not determine this piece. She then began simply clueless in fortissimo to play along with us ...! This situation I am not so unknown, and the Hagen musicians who know me can probably already get an idea of the then next quarter hour. After first no one thought to be responsible for this (...), Allen went quickly to the director of the theater, and after 10 minutes we were able to pursue our undisturbed sample.
only occasionally interrupted by a short bell, if possible in a general pause: this ring we just wanted to say that the elevator has returned to stage level!


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