The heart surgery episode has underlined for me the fact that we are not here forever. I'm determined to live life to the full.
I will not procrastinate. I'm going to do the things I want to do. In particular, more music.
I'm going to make my show in Rio happen.
An essential ingredient will be someone to accompany me. I don't play an instrument, so I'm not self- sufficient. I will need to depend on someone to play for me.
One option would be to take a musician with me from Adelaide. But no one has emerged as a regular musical partner for me. The musicians who have accompanied me have plenty of other commitments, and I can imagine trying to juggle their availability and constantly postponing the venture.
Also, I'm keen on the idea of a cross-cultural experience. Could I find someone (or a band) in Rio? It might be good to work with someone local; someone who speaks the language and has a bit of a following, and who can perhaps bring in other musicians.
The logistics of my plan seem a bit complicated. For example, how will we rehearse? What if I go to Brazil and meet them a week before the show, and find that we don't get along, or the music doesn't "gel"? Or if the musicians don't show up at all? That sounds stressful.
A second alternative would be to make two trips, one to rehearse and one to perform. That sounds expensive. How long would I need to stay? What would my husband do while I'm rehearsing? I don't think he'd like the idea of my going on my own.
Meanwhile, I've been communicating online with Eneias, the Brazilian guitarist I met on Facebook. For the first few months, we corresponded ineffectually, struggling with the language barrier, trying to establish a connection that might take us forward.
I will not procrastinate. I'm going to do the things I want to do. In particular, more music.
I'm going to make my show in Rio happen.
An essential ingredient will be someone to accompany me. I don't play an instrument, so I'm not self- sufficient. I will need to depend on someone to play for me.
One option would be to take a musician with me from Adelaide. But no one has emerged as a regular musical partner for me. The musicians who have accompanied me have plenty of other commitments, and I can imagine trying to juggle their availability and constantly postponing the venture.
Also, I'm keen on the idea of a cross-cultural experience. Could I find someone (or a band) in Rio? It might be good to work with someone local; someone who speaks the language and has a bit of a following, and who can perhaps bring in other musicians.
The logistics of my plan seem a bit complicated. For example, how will we rehearse? What if I go to Brazil and meet them a week before the show, and find that we don't get along, or the music doesn't "gel"? Or if the musicians don't show up at all? That sounds stressful.
A second alternative would be to make two trips, one to rehearse and one to perform. That sounds expensive. How long would I need to stay? What would my husband do while I'm rehearsing? I don't think he'd like the idea of my going on my own.
Meanwhile, I've been communicating online with Eneias, the Brazilian guitarist I met on Facebook. For the first few months, we corresponded ineffectually, struggling with the language barrier, trying to establish a connection that might take us forward.
We started with very simple communications. Once in a while Eneias would send me a short message - "Hi!", or "Let's do our presentation in Brasil".
Then I discovered the free online translation services. It's magic. You type in a passage in English and click on "Translate", then the Portuguese version appears. It makes a few mistakes, but they are not too bad if you keep your grammatical constructions very simple. And as I begin to learn a bit of Portuguese I can see if there is a gross error, and then adapt what I am saying.
I have also "followed" him on Facebook, looking at what he has written, his photos and videos of his performances. I'm starting to get to know him a little.
He has performed in a show to mark the 100th anniversary of the birth of Vinicius Moraes (1960's composer and lyricist for Jobim). He is interviewed about this on an online TV show. I watch the interview and, although he's speaking Portuguese, his passion for the music is evident to me.
He has performed in a show to mark the 100th anniversary of the birth of Vinicius Moraes (1960's composer and lyricist for Jobim). He is interviewed about this on an online TV show. I watch the interview and, although he's speaking Portuguese, his passion for the music is evident to me.
And now, he writes on his Facebook page that he is recording a CD. I click "Like", and he sends me one of his original songs. I like the song. I like his playing. I like his voice.
I am going to need to do something to move this project along.
A third option occurs to me. It's quite a creative solution.
The idea swims around in my mind, takes hold, and begins to grow there.
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