1 post tagged “paris”

It was probably not a good idea to have a going away party with my friends on a Sunday night.

I just woke up, it's 3:30 in the afternoon, I have tons of shit to do, and the first thing I want to do is lay in bed.  Even my cats think I'm lazy.

On a slightly more positive note, I am enamored with the new piece I have just begun to work on.  Jacques Ibert's Concertino da Camera pour Saxophone Alto et Onze instruments is like taking a weekend in Paris; there is the calamity and enormity of the city around you, overwhelming you until you begin to feel the life of the land and the people; anxiety turns to excitement in quick fashion as you walk about the city on a pleasant day, with all the sights and sounds you've never experienced.  You come upon the Tour Eiffel, soaring far above you, its size and scope dizzying, but your attention falls back to Earth and the beautiful city you are in.  You are there, but such a small part of this place that you are only a mere wisp compared to the noise of the city.  The magnitude of the place never leaves you, the constant motion, but you always come back to the beauty and life of the City of Lights.