Orchestra Districts

So...there probably won't be a NYC post, but we''ll still acknowledge that it happened (even though it goes blogless).

Today was the Salem-Keizer Orchestra Districts Festival Day (SKODF? errrm). Following years of tradition, a group of the girls went out to breakfast, Sassy Onion, early this morning. It makes me feel sick/nauseous every year, but it's totally worth it. And then we all headed over to West (usually districts is at North, but whatever). Camerata performed 2 movements of Respighi and a Capriccio by Suplevsky at 10:30. The stage, new to all of us, was really strange because on stage it sounded like no one was playing, but apparently it sounded good in the audience? Personally, I didn't think it was one of our better performances, but I think we placed first (I haven't heard it from the actual source yet). Nevertheless, it was lots of fun, minus the sightreading...which is just another story for another blog. After lunch the Symphony played the 2nd movement of Beethoven's 7th, Mascaganini's Intermezzo, and Hoe-down. I honestly felt terrible about this performance. The tempos were different than we normally practice and the instability in the front stands was probably scaring the crap out of the rest of the orchestra. Luckily our sightreading went really well, but honestly, I probably owe some practice time.
Then I came home and slept/watched some nba playoffs (yessss!).

Cavs blow out the Pistons
Bulls upset the Celtics
Rockets kill the Blazers