RPE complete

What do Jimi Hendrix, Billie Holiday, Isaac Stern and I all have in common?

We have now all played the Hollywood Bowl. :-)

Last night's performance of Boris Godunov seems to have gone well. The L.A. Times review is mixed -- and this reviewer almost always finds something nasty to say about Pacific Chorale, so no surprise -- but the audience seemed to have a good time.

I will confess, I'm looking forward to preparing music in an easier language than Russian. Next up is a program of Italian composers in November, so I expect it will be Latin and Italian texts, both refreshingly easy.