I bought a new ultra-compact camera last week, and thought it might be nice to bring it to work last night to give a behind-the-scenes look at the goings on before and after an Oregon Symphony performance. So, without further ado…
Here’s the viola nook – the area behind and to the left of stage left. We place our instrument cases on the black shelves you see on the right. The railing in the lower right corner is the stairway that leads up to the dressing rooms and down to the musician’s lounge area. [click photo to enlarge]
This is the subterranean musicians’ lounge, which has no windows, fluorescent lighting, and poor ventilation. It does, however, have a nice television, a 25 year old microwave, noisy vending machines, and snazzy new sofas! [click photo to enlarge]
This is the stage left fly rail (on the left) and on the right is the back of the shell that you see behind the double basses. The fly rail is where various pieces of stage paraphernalia is hoisted into position. [click photo to enlarge]
Here’s a typical musician’s locker. This person commutes to work on a bicycle, so there are extra items on top of the locker as well. [click photo to enlarge]
Many of you are used to seeing the stage from the auditorium, but how about the auditorium from the stage? [click photo to enlarge]
And finally, here’s a photo of a happy Tomas Svoboda after the Monday night performance of Vortex for Orchestra:
