Good morning, all! Yesterday, around noon, the Herbert recording producer inundated me with lots of questions and budget concerns. Beyond recording 11 cello-piano compositions, 14-20 piano solos, we will hopefully record (depending on any singers cancelling a tight schedule and no rescheduling) 5 duets, 2 quartets, 4 numbers with an ensemble backup, and 91 songs. So, I left the apartment around 1:30, ran to Staples whose idiots in their copy dept refuse to have one of their 8.5x11 drawers run in a direction in which 11x17 sheets of paper can be reduced to 8.5x11 copies. I ran to Fed Ex/Knkos and reduced the copies for the producer and headed down to Wall Street. I had to ask directions once, but I walked by the building on Broad Street 3 times since sincere was no address I could see. I arrived about 2:30 to New World Records and by 3, everyone was there. The meeting lasted two and a half hours, and then the foundation head, the producer and I went to a local restaurant and visited for several hours. By the time I got home, all I wanted to do was watch THE CLOSER, chill out and go to bed. As soon as RIZZOLI ANMD ISLES was over, I crashed.
Today, I meet with Skip Kennon for edits at noon. When I get to Toyland, I will pack up some music I need and wait for Skip. Later in the afternoon, my friend Jonathan McDevitt is stopping by to return some music. That's my day.
My other bit of good news is that Sara Jean Ford, who was Kate Baldwin's standby in FINIAN'S RAINBOW, is taking over the role of Christine in PHANTOM OF THE OPERA. It's always good to know pretty young sopranos!
http://web.me.com/sweet.ford11/sarajeanford.com/Welcome.html
