Sticking it out : from Juilliard to the orchestra pit, a percussionist's memoir
Niemi, Patti2016
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A vivid look inside the elite and cutthroat classical music world When Patti Niemi was 10 years old, all the children in her school music class lined up to choose their instruments. Boy after boy chose drums, and girl after girl chose flute - that is, until it was Patti's turn. From that point onward, Niemi devoted her life to mastering the percussive arts. Cymbals, snare drum, marimba, timpani, chimes: she practised them all, and in 1983, she entered Juilliard, the most prestigious music conservatory in the world. Set against the backdrop of a rapidly changing New York City in the 1980s, 'Sticking It Out' recounts Niemi's years mastering her craft and struggling to make it in a cutthroat race to a coveted job in an orchestra.
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Author:
Niemi, Patti, author
Imprint:
Toronto : ECW Press, 2016.
Collation:
280 pages ; 22 cm
ISBN:
9781770412736 (hbk)
Dewey class:
786.8092B
Language:
English
BRN:
1851171
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