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From YouTube: Artist Interview: Robbie Herbst
Description
Robbie created, “Music in Martin Acres,” a series of Tuesday evening street concerts in the Martin Acres neighborhood. He and fellow musician housemates performed from their front yard to an audience invited to enjoy the concert from designated sites following physical-distancing guidelines. Creative Neighborhoods: COVID-19 Work Projects was launched by the Office of Arts + Culture and Create Boulder: https://boulderarts.org/public-art/creative-neighborhoods/covid-19-work-projects/
A
Before
kovid,
I
was
playing
with
a
number
of
orchestras
in
the
area
from
the
boulder
phil,
which
is
pretty
pretty
close,
all
the
way
up
to
the
cheyenne
orchestra.
I
drive
up
to
basically
every
month
to
play
a
show
and
all
of
that
work
just
got
cancelled
or
postponed,
and
it's
just
like
a
huge
source
of
income
that
I've
lost,
not
to
mention
weddings.
I
was
contracted
to
play
or
chamber
music
performances.
A
All
of
that
is
just
basically
had
to
had
to
be
canceled
or
rescheduled
or
put
on
hold
so
yeah.
That
was
like
a
huge
blow
to
my
livelihood.
I
would
say:
I'm
still
able
to
teach
remotely
over
zoom,
which
is
good.
My
I
still
have
my
students,
which
has
been
very
helpful
but
yeah
other
than
that.
I
would
say
that
covet
has
affected
my
livelihood
profoundly,
so
my
project
is
called
music
and
martin
acres.
A
Martin
acres
is
a
neighborhood
that
I
live
in
in
south
boulder
and
it's
a
pretty
simple
idea.
I've
just
been
putting
on
these
front
yard
shows
because
I
have
a
good
space
for
setting
up
for
performances
in
my
front
yard
and
I
live
on
a
pretty
quiet
side
street.
So
I
you
know,
put
up
flyers
in
the
neighborhood
got
the
word
out
to
other
musicians
who
live
in
the
same
neighborhood,
and
the
response
has
just
been
tremendous.
A
I've
gotten
almost
20
musicians
who
live
nearby,
who
have
expressed
an
interest
in
participating,
and
it's
like
well
more
than
what
I'm
able
to
program
or
figure
out
what
to
do
with,
and
we've
had
two
concerts
so
far
and
both
of
them
have
had
over
70
or
80
people.
We've
been
really
careful
with
social
distancing.
We
tape
off
places
in
the
street
for
people
to
sit
and
larger
spaces
for
families
to
sit
in
and
people.
A
Everyone
wears
masks
and
everyone's
been
super
respectful
and
they
understand
that
it
has
to
go
well
or
we
won't
be
able
to
do
it
in
the
future.
So
I
just
think
it
shows
how
important
live.
Music
is
to
everyone
into
my
community
in
particular,
and
I
think
that
these
shows
have
been
very
cathartic
for
all
of
us,
because
it's
something
that
we've
missed
and
maybe
not
even
consciously
been
aware
of
how
that
affects
our
day-to-day
lives.
A
But
then,
when
you
are
re-exposed
to
it,
it
becomes,
it
seems
suddenly
so
much
more
important
than
it
did
before.
So
it's
just
been
a
wonderful
experience
and
I've
been
very
grateful
for
the
arts
and
culture
council,
giving
me
sort
of
the
impetus
for
starting
this
well
only
that
this
has
been
an
experiment,
the
whole
time
and
obviously,
in
some
regards.
The
mistakes
are
pretty
high,
like
we
have
to
make
sure
that
it's
safe
at
all
times,
and
if
that
doesn't
happen,
then
it
could
stop
abruptly.
A
But
in
terms
of
you
know
what
the
music
is
and
what
the
what
the
concerts
look
like.
I've
just
been
trying
to
keep
a
very
open
mind,
and
I
I
would
my
priority
is
always
that
these
concerts
serve
the
community
and
the
people
are
hearing
what
they
want
to
hear
and
musicians
are
able
to
put
on
projects
that
they're
excited
about.
So
I'm
just
excited
to
see
how
this
evolves
and
given
now
that
there
is
a
space
for
something
like
this
and
a
support
from
the
community.
A
I
think
that
it's
just
a
lesson
in
what
we're
able
to
do
without
the
institutions
that
we
rely
on
and
how
that
can
be
scary,
but
also
open
up
new
possibilities
creatively.
So
that's,
I
think,
that's
what
I
really
look
forward
to
in
the
future
with
this
and
it's
something
I
would
also
encourage
other
musicians
who
live
in
other
neighborhoods
to
think
about
how
this
can
be
a
chance
for
new
ideas
and
new
creativity.