Last week was something of a quiet one – this is the life of a musician I suppose – opportunities, gigs etc. come in big blobs of lots and lots and then not at all.

On Wednesday, I had a meeting with the other administrators/viola team of the Sheffield Guild of Strings, in order to keep up the momentum after our concert the week before. It was extremely productive, talking about our plans for future and immediate tasks to perform. We had some great ideas, and it was a good idea to meet so soon after the concert, whilst all ideas were still fresh! However, we haven’t published much to the group yet, so I can’t say much here!

On Friday evening, I attended my second university Gamelan rehearsal – with the Gamelan Sekar Petak. Aside from this always being an incredibly relaxing two hours – sometimes I am tempted…