More from Bahia

Brazillian dancing is kind of like an aerobics class that has had too much espresso.

We´re all getting a little tired, and the tour begins when we play in Salvador in two days. So the orchestra is trying to rest and have fun before everything gets really out of hand!

I had another lesson with Leone Buyse today. She has a way of saying things that just make sense to me. We´ve been working on clarity of articulation, and opening up my sound. It´s been really fun, and she is a wonderful woman.

Every night there has been chamber music performed by orchestra members in the lobby of the resort. Last night we had a group of cellos, some bassoon quartets, a string quartet, and then a mariachi band brought down the house.