a little stressed

To help out Mamma G., I agreed to give a little talk to the cultural organization she presides over. Their theme this year is the Benelux region (Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg), and there was an unexpected hole in the schedule of speakers, so I offered to speak about northern composers in Italy during the renaissance. I’d be a happier camper if I had all of my own recordings and other materials here with me. I’d be even happier if my Italian were actually fluent. But she doesn’t seem worried, so I won’t be either. *gulp*

Here’s the announcement:

Giovedì 28, quindi alle 17.30, ci ritroveremo in sede per ascoltare la nostra borsista di Chicago, Shawn Keener, che ci parlerà dell’argomento del suo dottorato “Musicisti fiamminghi in Italia e la musica del Rinascimento”. L’argomento è molto interessante e intrigante [...] i musicofili e gli altri scopriranno notizie e curiosità inedite.

This is not my most important or weightiest upcoming talk, but it’s the soonest, and it’s doing a good job of getting me exercised.