Jimi Michiel

Hey all,
I'm announcing this now because, well, see my post in the lounge... Drop me an email for details, directions, etc. jmichiel@msn.com
-Jimi

Jimi Michiel, trumpet

April 17, 7:30PM
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
Ferguson Hall, Room 213 (Organ Studio)

Monteverdi-Tocacata from Orfeo (on natural trumpet)
Kosaka-Solo For Trumpet and Echoes
Henri Tomasi-Excerpts from Six Etudes
Tartini-Concerto(or other piece, TBD)
Gardner-Sonata da Chiesa

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rjzeller

Jimi -- can you do a bump on this as the date approaches? It's far enough ahead some of us may forget about it. If I can get up there, I'd love to hear it....

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wrbandel

RZ,

Jimi gave up TM for lent, so he probably won't see this. I think he may still be anwsering PMs though.

Warren

Jimi Michiel

I'm back! Happy Easter everyone!!! Just wanted to bump this up to current. My program has changed a little bit (would you believe it's impoosible to hire an organist the day after Easter?), so here is the updated program:

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Alex Yates

Hey Jimi, how did it go? Are you pleased? It looked like a very interesting program. I hope all went well. Congrats!

Jimi Michiel

Hey Alex,
Thanks for the interest and well-wishes! As luck would have it, I got a pretty bad pimple right on my lip about Wednesday of last week. After limping through Easter weekend (playing the Vivaldi twice through Sunday morning... argh!), I thought I was healed enough to play my recital Monday night. My mother and girlfriend were both in town, so I figured I might as well give them a show...

Let's just say it was a learning experience. More than any physical problems with my lip, I psyched myself out. Some things went ok, others not so well. It would have been fine if I had completely commited myself to playing well, but in the back of my mind I could hear myself saying "You don't have your A-game tonight" and I think it sunk in. It was a humbling experience and I learned just how far I have to go to get where I want to be.

That having been said, I'm going to re-record some of the things and put them on my website because I really think it was an interesting program. Toshi's piece was a blast and the Tomasi etudes are also incredibly interesting.

-Jimi

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MrClean

Jimi,

Out of curiosity, do you use an electric or blade razor to shave?

J

Manny Laureano

Hey, Jimi

It was great to meet your mom yesterday and I thought it was pretty neat that she came all the way out to see you go to work.

Sounds like you have the right attitude about turning lemons into lemonade. That's the way, no kidding. Before a stressfull musical event I've had my lip area blow up on me, too and I've learned to watch my diet just before but you're a better eater than I ever was! So, it was probably just one of those things.

Anyways, upward and onward!

ML

Jimi Michiel

Just a regular blade. I have an electric, but very rarely use it. It's curious that you bring that up, though. One of my old teachers mentioned that he used to have similar problems, but then he grew a beard and hasn't had a problem for decades. Maybe next year I'll give up shaving for lent...

-Jimi

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MrClean

I used to have similar problems that usually happened right before recitals, auditions, big concerts, etc, when I was really hitting it hard. Was using an electric and switched to a blade and have not had a problem since. This doesn't sound like your problem, though.

J