Here's another reader question on entertaining at home.
When entertaining at home, do you have any after dinner entertainment suggestions? I go to so many parties and I see seem to see the same string quartet or local opera singers at every party. It REALLY gets annoying. I'm almost to the point that I hate Schubert.
Liebe Reader,
Well how about this: Just when your guests THINK they are sitting down for a long night with more paid Singspielers, surprise them! YOU can be the entertainment. You haven't spent years playing scales for nothing. And you should always be prepared with at least four pieces of different periods, baroque, classical, romantic, impressionistic...so you can always "mix it up". But make it personal. If your guests like early music, get that old family harpsichord out of the attic and form a little ensemble with your friends and family. Maybe they like twentieth century. My friend Elfriede Jelinek and I recently performed "A Flower" by John Cage after a dinner and it was an absolute smash. But whatever you choose to perform, be %110 prepared. You don't want to be embarrassed, thereby unnerving your guests.
So, be the entertainer - just do it: It's much more personal and your guests will love you more for it!
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