October 15th is the 100th birthday of the premiere of Schoenberg’s masterpiece, Pierrot Lunaire.  Lucky me, I had my first crack at performing it last night and will get another chance tonight.  It has been a fascinating journey to learn this strange and wonderful music.  There have been many days of utter bewilderment, endless hours with a metronome, and tears.  Quite a few tears with head-bashing on the piano keys.  But it has all been worth it.  It has been such a joy to work with the crème de la crème of Vancouver:  Corey Hamm (piano), Mark McGregor (flute), Cris Inguanti (clarinet), David Gillham (violin), Marcus Takizawa (viola), Ariel Barnes (cello) and Marguerite Witvoet (conductor).  Seriously, it doesn’t get much better than these guys!