Adam Rapa & Vital Stahievitch, Saint-Saens Bassoon Sonata Op. 168, mvt. 2.

This piece really kicked my butt! It still feels like a work in progress, but I do want to share some of it, especially for the folks who asked for more of my Classical playing. This is Mvt. 2 of the Saint-Saens Bassoon Sonata, which means it’s entirely inappropriate for the trumpet, but why let that stop us?! With the best 4-valve design ever, and a very deep mouthpiece, it works quite nicely. I did make some octave adjustments though, to optimize it for the trumpet.

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Vital Stahievitch was so lovely to play with. He was a rock - a very musical rock - while I was just trying to keep my head above water. Sprained ankle, messed up leg, searing pain at least 60% of the time, and no ensemble to hide behind - this was quite a challenging situation. It’s a perfect case study in why I’ve always worked so hard to maintain a meditative state while playing, where pain, judgmental thoughts and any other distractions simply don’t influence the musical outcome. This is SO IMPORTANT to cultivate. Especially for when the challenges are this extreme.

How well do YOU cope with distractions while you’re playing? What is your game-plan to improve that?

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