Teamwork project number two occurred during our three years
of travelling with the Mantovani Orchestra throughout the United States from 1983-1985. A singer had arrived to perform with the orchestra
and the music he brought with him for the orchestra was actually for a big
band. It was the wrong instrumentation for the Mantovani Orchestra [1] which is
mostly strings with a few brass, woodwinds, and one percussionist. Overnight
and working in a hotel room, John rewrote the entire piece for the correct
instruments while I copied the musical parts for the players. The next morning
at the rehearsal, the orchestra members played straight through the work: there
was not one error.
By nightfall, it was performed on stage.
John and I were continuing to develop the ability to work
together accurately, quickly, and with a highly advanced set of musical skills.
We did this without even thinking about how lucky we were to be able to enjoy
our abilities together. What was necessary, we
accomplished.
How well these skills would serve us, in the completely different
world of physical, occupational, and speech therapy in the future. Life hands
us amazing opportunities to learn and grow. Awareness of our lessons often
comes years later. We now live in gratitude for the lessons we learned.
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