“Family” is the word that jumps out of my head when I think of Marlboro. This family is growing every year and, now, is still just as vital as it was when I first came. There were always any number of children every summer, and at times it seemed that there were more children than adults in and around the dining hall. The rehearsing and music-making may be very detailed and intensive, but it has caused all of us to become very close.
The young artists are truly incredibly accomplished on their instruments and quite sophisticated as musicians. As I became a “senior artist,” I have learned much from them. I feel that my role now is to serve as a bridge between what I learned in the “old days,” when I first came, and what I can offer them now with that experience as my background.
