This weekend we (the Musica Sacra Choir) are in Gorzów, Poland (pr. Gohzshoovf) which is very near the German border, about 100 km from Berlin. We are performing the Mozart Requiem with the Gorzów Philharmonic Orchestra. They are a really talented and newly formed group. Several of their players used to be in the Berlin Philharmonic, which if you're not familiar with classical music, is probably the best orchestra in the world. The conductor, Piotr Borkowski is a good friend of Paweł's and the son of his old composition teacher Marian Borkowski. He is a very gifted conductor with really beautiful and effortless gestures. He was teaching in South Korea for 17 years and has just recently returned to Poland. If you did not know, the Requiem was the piece that Mozart was writing when he died. It was left unfinished. If you've seen the movie "Amadeus" you'll remember the scene close to the end when Mozart is sick in bed and dictating the score to Salieri who is trying to hurry and scribble down what he's hearing. This is the same piece. It was finished by another composer and is often considered the composer's greatest work. Tomorrow is the anniversary of his death so this Requiem will be performed in his memory.
I don't have much time to write much else. But, things are going well. Today's my Dad's birthday, Happy Birthday Dad!! I have 16 days to go before going home for Christmas, I'm really excited. I can't wait to see Janae and our kids. We talk every day on the phone or Skype, but it's certainly not the same as being together.
Ok, 'till next time.
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