This is just intolerable. But I have to manage it.
I agreed to sing Schumann's Dichterliebe on August 3rd at the Summit Music Festival. The Summit Music Festival is in residence at Manhattanville College. Manhattanville College is where I taught for the past 7 years and find myself no longer employed, due to a series of events that would be hilarious if the result were not so upsetting. And so I find myself trekking onto a campus where I no longer feel myself to be welcome, and on top of it all ran into two former students of mine today, who seemed delighted to see me....but they are now somebody else's students. Indeed, they were part of the search process for my replacement. One of the candidates for the job, an old CityOp friend of mine, called me for the scoop on the job, not realizing that he would be auditioning to take my place, not to be my colleague. That was awkward. I explained the situation to him, being as fairminded as I could manage while still calling down the furies.
Two more rehearsals and then the performance. Then I think I have to shut this door.
Friday, July 10, 2009
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2 comments:
maybe you can turn that angst into the angst of the song cycle? seems there are a lot of corresponding emotions in the two situations...best of luck with it and kudos to your attitude. its great music and you will rise above them.
Yes--shake the dust of the place off your shoes and go on. It's infuriating when these things happen but they've been present to some degree or other at every academic institution at which I've taught or, previously, which I attended.
Better times will come.
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