Wow

Wow. That last post made it glaringly obvious to me that I suck. Haha. Time and mental capacity put aside, that post just sucked. Sorry. Past tense to present tense...and super awkward sentences. yay me.

Elsinore Concert

Everyone's always telling me that "the only way to get better at writing is to read," but really...why not just write? So here I am at 11:30 trying to create a blog while my endless stack of homework seems to be growing by the minute.

The Elsinore Choir/Holiday Concert was today. The Camerata played the Mahler Adagietto and the Grave and Overture to Handel's Messiah. I didn't expect to have any new experiences because of my previous performance at the Elsinore last year, but it was quite refreshing. I could tell that everyone was nervous to play the Mahler that that had barely been thrown together with the harp about two days ago without ever having a "perfect" rehearsal. It was one of those surprises a week before the concert, "Oh, so we're really playing the Mahler tomorrow??" Yeah. So as I was lamenting my earlier failures to practice during the Mahler, I looked up at the orchestra, and everyone had a sense of urgency and intensity in their faces. All of the goofing off and inside jokes put aside. The power of a common goal in a group as intelligent as this is amazing. I suddenly felt renewed and more comfortable. The piece became new and refreshing for me again, and I had the time of my life on stage today. Every melody and phrase played from the heart.

All in all. This is why I am in orchestra.