Max's very busy day

This past Wednesday, June 11^th, was a busy day for Max.  First he had “Field Day” at school, then I picked him up at 1pm in order to get to the MET where he was in the matinee of Cinderella,

then Miranda picked him up from the MET at 3:40 to go to a Ballroom Dance Competition on 45^th St. (he got a silver ribbon), then up to Trinity School where

he played two pieces on a piano recital, then right back to the MET for the evening show of Cinderella.  He handled the busy day like a pro!

MAX AT THE MET

July is over half gone and there's been a lot of activity in our household. The big news is that Max made his debut at the MET in ABT's production of The Dream. He played the character of the Changeling and knew his part cold.  He only had 2 of the 4 shows as he was sharing it with another boy but he wanted to do all of them.  And after the last show he asked me if there was anything else he could do next week in another ballet! Click on the video below to see it or check out rileybarker.com for lots of photos and other videos.

The production of the Firebird was exciting for me. The ABT Orchestra played exceptionally well and the audience responded in kind. I hadn't done Firebird in 20 years and it felt just great doing it again. I left immediately after the MET season finished for a week in Taipei and another in Seoul. The rest of July and August will be spent at home enjoying the summer!

The presenter in Taipei was also a photographer and shot one of my rehearsals with the orchestra.

Loading into the MET!

  The boys helped me take some things down to the MET to get ready for the beginning of the ABT season. Riley played on every piano he saw and gave us a short recital in List Hall.  The concert grand in the orchestra pit was still locked as it had just been moved into place for tomorrow's rehearsal and Gala opening.

It was Mother's Day today and we started off with pancakes and a bike ride in Central Park!