By Vidas Pinkevicius (get free updates of new posts here)
Today I went to practice to church for my upcomming December 17 Christmas organ music recital "In dulci jubilo". It was the first time I played it entirely non-stop and timed it. 92 minutes. It's too long, isn't it? Unless the music demands it, at St. John's we usually aim for about 50 minutes of non-stop music. With registration changes it would be about an hour. So I will have to shorten the program quite a bit. Here's how I will decide: I will listen to my gut feeling. I will look into my heart and I'll know what to play. Not very helpful, isn't it? How to translate it into normal language? Well, there are 3 kinds of pieces on my program so far: 1. Music I like. 2. Music I feel I have an obligation to play. 3. Music I can't live without. So for this recital I will most definitely play pieces from category No. 3, and a little of No. 2 and probably nothing from No. 3 (if it's enough). This way my program gets shortened without sacrificing my integrity. How do you decide what pieces to keep and what to leave out in your recital program?
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