happy 4th
happy birthday, america. i feel awful at the moment. so do a bunch of other friends too, which is curious. i feel as though i could vomit at any moment. i haven't yet, but still not too fun. the last few days have been crazy chamber players boot camp getting us ready for this ireland trip. 6 hours of rehearsal a day. which sucks when you play such demanding music with pretty much no rests. my face is not happy. my right wrist and arm either. yesterday was not fun. this morning we had an outdoor concert in fountain square, which was good besides a few moments where i thought i was going to need to sprint to the nearest trash can. tomorrow we have rehearsal at 5, then concert at 8. then friday we leave!! i am really excited about ireland, despite the nausea. I won't have my phone, but i would love emails. :)and i'll take tons of pictures, as usual. i should be using this time off to work on reeds and practice, since my reeds are functioning below an acceptable level. and they're really old. and i can't play some of this music. i'm afraid this might have to wait until tomorrow, however. maybe i can get some scraping done tonight.
just a few things to accomplish before i leave. hope everyone is having a good 4th. pretty sad because while i am in ireland laura and cormac will be leaving for texas. damn. next year is going to suck without them.
when i get back i need to plan this recital i am giving in the fall. all the halls are booked for the dates i want, so maybe i can get the studio theater? that and i need to decide some rep. i am hoping to do a lot of chamber music because i have made previous plans with some people for that, but also i dont want to deal with an accompanist and i want to lessen my workload a little so i can focus on all these auditions coming up in the fall. i am looking at possibly three? who knows.
i'll say hi to ireland for everyone. the weather is supposed to be really shitty... so yay for that. send emails. miss everyone.
just a few things to accomplish before i leave. hope everyone is having a good 4th. pretty sad because while i am in ireland laura and cormac will be leaving for texas. damn. next year is going to suck without them.
when i get back i need to plan this recital i am giving in the fall. all the halls are booked for the dates i want, so maybe i can get the studio theater? that and i need to decide some rep. i am hoping to do a lot of chamber music because i have made previous plans with some people for that, but also i dont want to deal with an accompanist and i want to lessen my workload a little so i can focus on all these auditions coming up in the fall. i am looking at possibly three? who knows.
i'll say hi to ireland for everyone. the weather is supposed to be really shitty... so yay for that. send emails. miss everyone.