I am very excited to be able to provide my friends and family with a glimpse into this incredible adventure Ed and I are about to embark on. I am certainly no writer but I hope to share another perspective throughout the duration of our travels as we dive head-first into this musically and culturally rich month-long festival.
When you are a part of a music festival (no, not the Bonnaroo type) that is any significant length of time, it's amazing the type of relationships you form. Of course you make life-long career-related connections but you also form relationships with colleagues that are different and very meaningful due to the nature of the environment. In our case we have roughly eighty musicians from twenty-five different countries that will live, rehearse and travel together in a country that is foreign to so many of us. As a group we will grow and be able to explore everything together, hopefully without any significant missteps!
One of the most important connections that will be growing throughout this journey is my relationship with Ed. This trip is particularly special because of Ed's deep connection to this country. Before Ed and I began dating I overheard him making a phone call...in Spanish. What is this American bass player from Philly doing speaking Spanish so well?! I quickly learned that Chile, his mother's birth-country and where she spent the first twenty-five (or so) years of her life, became an extremely important part of his life and identity after traveling and visiting family there throughout his youth. This winter when the opportunity came for us to potentially join this orchestral festival doing what we love while traveling in Chile, we jumped at the chance. After submitting audition videos we learned we would both be traveling to the place he loves so dearly and that I never imagined I would see for years. I am so looking forward to all aspects of this amazing opportunity and sharing it with you here. Time to let my senses take over and enjoy! RKV
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