Hello and I'm a sticky notes at a classical music podcast. My name is Joshua Wilerstein. I'm a conductor and I'm the artistic director of the Lausanne Chamber Orchestra in Lausanne, Switzerland. This podcast is for anyone who loves

classical music, works in the field, or is just getting ready to dive into this amazing world of incredible

music.

Before we get started, I want to thank my new Patreon sponsors, Leon, Casey, and Jeff, and all of my

Patreon sponsors for making season six possible.

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So once again, I have to admit to not having the time to bring you a whole new episode this week.

Basically the problem is that I've had four conducting engagements that have come up over the last month.

Two in Liverpool, one with the London Philharmonic and one with the Guild Hall school.

And they've all really come up at the last minute because of quarantine restrictions for other conductors.

Meaning that I have to devote tons of hours to studying repertoire so that I'm well prepared for the concerts.

For example, this week in Liverpool, I need to relearn the Bartokter Vertervento for strings, Beethoven's

Fifth Piano Concerto, Mozart's 40th symphony,

Von Williams, The Lark Ascending, and Ravel's Zagan.

So as you can imagine, I've spent a lot of time just hunched over my scores at my desk.

And with that said, I wanted to give you an idea of the schedule

for the next month or so for the show.

Now, a normal sticky note season is usually about three to four months.

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