the end of the narducci era... AKA the past, present, and future...
i've been trying so hard to sleep, but i can't... so i guess it's update time... and i've been so busy that i've been keeping track of all the things i should be writing about, so i guess i have the time to do so...
this last sunday, after taking the video clips of dr marks and dr davis, they shared with me some of the truth behind doc's departure... and it devastated me to the point of tears and angry words... up until then, i've been trying to stay composed, but i lost it... it's so sad how dirty politics can be, even in a christian institution... and although i'm losing a hero in the process, several of us are going to try to do something about it... that way, his loss won't be in vain... in his departure, he's still trying to better the department...
jaylene and joyalene's recital went well... good stuff...
after rehearsal on wednesday, doc got really worked up after conducting cloudburst... we had to set up for PUCE, so the two of us stuck around, and ended up fixing up the place in record time... he mentioned that we were a great team, him being the general, me being the private, who's about to be promoted... he's never really expressed that much gratitude for what i do, at least to that extent... and me, being the sentimental person i am, take stuff like that to heart...
one of my favorite teachers, dr mukerji, won educator of the year... she definitely deserved it...
taught PUCPrep band on monday... it was a monday rehearsal, them being somewhat unresponsive and lazy, and me being tired... oops...? well, i think they accomplished several things... also taught prep choir on thursday... went really well... i'm glad dr mitchell was there to see it... that way, i get good marks all around, haha! the kids were very responsive, and listened to me...
after recording my bit for doc's video, i went back to the education department and lynal stopped me, saying she needed to talk to me... we went in her office and she immediately asked me if i was okay... oh, a listening ear, my weakness... i shared with her my sadness, and she was totally there to listen, offer an encouraging word, and empathize with me... i told her about how my heart aches for PUCE, and how much i'd love to teach there, but it would be impossible... tiffany ended up coming in just about when we were about to end, on the verge of a breakdown... there were complications with her micronesia plans, and lynal prayed with us... immediately, tiffany started to sob, and i stayed afterwards to comfort her, since lynal had to pick up her kids from school... lynal put on some music, dimmed the lights, and allowed us to calm down... we helped each other through our struggles, and knew we'd make it through... but seriously, lynal is awesome... this is why i'm in the education department, for these awesome teachers... i told tiffany about some of my daily habits, being the fact that i take three hour naps, and still feel tired, and she asked me whether or not i was depressed... i don't think i am... hmmm...
i went to the PUCE concert, of course to support my kids... they didn't play any of the songs i worked with, but it was okay... afterwards, i helped set up for band, ditching bells (oops? pfft, i wasn't sorry)... cecily came by to help, as well as matthew ebersole and tanner, two of my students last quarter... brian, tenor sax player, saw me, asking me whether i was gonna teach him in a couple of years, and all i could do was smile... i also got a chance to catch up with gynni, found out she was going to justin siena next year... aw man, i miss those kids... afterwards, i ended up catching up with cecily, hearing her high school story and her involvement with music... good stuff...
mr mohr came up to play with us during the concert... after the last wind ensemble rehearsal (which i had to miss the last fifteen minutes of, to get a projector, since i totally forgot about that... junior ended up tracking one down, going out of his way to find one), i talked with doc and mr mohr for a bit, and ended up talking with mr mohr for over an hour, without realizing so... he ended up sharing information with me that he shouldn't have been telling me... i guess i have a natural trustworthy nature, since teachers, students, and friends alike always share with me their secrets... and i didn't ask him to spill, he just sorta did... and that's how it goes... anyways, i shared my plans with him, as well as some of my latest anxieties, including my anxiety dreams... it's just nice being able to catch up with one of my favorite teachers, who recognizes my growth and maturity as well...
i finished the video on friday, giving me less stress for the weekend... mom, dad, joseph, and grandma came up for the concert, so they arrived right before vespers... i brought joseph with me to vespers, filling him in on PUC life...
played clarinet in church with paulin strings... ended up running back and forth, trying to set up the projector... i think doc was in the auditorium as i was setting up, resulting in a quick dive to cover it up and hide myself... it had to have been him... he was standing there, just staring at the stage...
went to checkers for lunch after church, and dad was in a pissy mood, which really put a damper on my sabbath afternoon... ended up trying to get away from it early, going to paulin over an hour before call time... helped doc with random fixes before the concert...
the last wind ensemble concert under doc... my last wind ensemble concert ever... i didn't get emotional... but then again, i had kari there, who agreed to throw huge grins at each other to keep each other happy... john milholland came up with the idea to present the gift at the beginning of cloudburst, singing "narducci-a" instead of "la lluvia" (dr water's idea for narducci-a) operatic and flamboyantly... i got up, presented the video to him, and showed the edited, short version... it hit his heart... he was crying... i guess it moved several people as well... he gave his thanks along the way, giving me a shoutout... so i'm in his top 5 list of workers over the past 24 years: demetrio villar, sheri ballard hansen, craig mohr (who barely makes the list, haha), david castro, and myself... we finished up the concert... the best presentation of music we've ever given... too bad it wasn't recorded... one of those little details that slipped through the cracks... doc definitely deserved that quality concert... it's the end of the narducci era... i sorta just had to stare into space afterwards... looking back, that concert sorta just flew on by... i'm sure it felt a lot longer to the audience, but we must've just played those songs so well, b/c i wish we could just go and do it again... and again, and again...
such a surprise to see kristin whitney after the concert... received one of those huge bear hugs, as well as the sarcastic jabs and insults... man, i miss that about her! i've become rusty on my answering back... i'd use to shoot out responses in an instant, but i was slow as she's respond to mine... she's been practicing... introduced mom and dad to the man that inspires me... i figured he'd put in a good word for me, haha...
young, marisa, shelley, and mr mohr stayed afterwards to help me clean up... mr mohr, sharing with me his nostalgia throughout the shlepping... i was really taking my time taking down the stage, that being the last time i would've cleaned up after doc's mess, haha... good-bye mr xylophone... good-bye ms vibes... haha! doc thanked me for the dvd, saying that it was better than anything that has a price on it... ::exhale:: man, i need a couple of weeks to recover from that...
doc, me, and mr mohr... them commenting on this being the generations of conductors... the past, present, and future, according to mr mohr... doc being the past (haha!), him being the present, and me being the future...
this last sunday, after taking the video clips of dr marks and dr davis, they shared with me some of the truth behind doc's departure... and it devastated me to the point of tears and angry words... up until then, i've been trying to stay composed, but i lost it... it's so sad how dirty politics can be, even in a christian institution... and although i'm losing a hero in the process, several of us are going to try to do something about it... that way, his loss won't be in vain... in his departure, he's still trying to better the department...
jaylene and joyalene's recital went well... good stuff...
after rehearsal on wednesday, doc got really worked up after conducting cloudburst... we had to set up for PUCE, so the two of us stuck around, and ended up fixing up the place in record time... he mentioned that we were a great team, him being the general, me being the private, who's about to be promoted... he's never really expressed that much gratitude for what i do, at least to that extent... and me, being the sentimental person i am, take stuff like that to heart...
one of my favorite teachers, dr mukerji, won educator of the year... she definitely deserved it...
taught PUCPrep band on monday... it was a monday rehearsal, them being somewhat unresponsive and lazy, and me being tired... oops...? well, i think they accomplished several things... also taught prep choir on thursday... went really well... i'm glad dr mitchell was there to see it... that way, i get good marks all around, haha! the kids were very responsive, and listened to me...
after recording my bit for doc's video, i went back to the education department and lynal stopped me, saying she needed to talk to me... we went in her office and she immediately asked me if i was okay... oh, a listening ear, my weakness... i shared with her my sadness, and she was totally there to listen, offer an encouraging word, and empathize with me... i told her about how my heart aches for PUCE, and how much i'd love to teach there, but it would be impossible... tiffany ended up coming in just about when we were about to end, on the verge of a breakdown... there were complications with her micronesia plans, and lynal prayed with us... immediately, tiffany started to sob, and i stayed afterwards to comfort her, since lynal had to pick up her kids from school... lynal put on some music, dimmed the lights, and allowed us to calm down... we helped each other through our struggles, and knew we'd make it through... but seriously, lynal is awesome... this is why i'm in the education department, for these awesome teachers... i told tiffany about some of my daily habits, being the fact that i take three hour naps, and still feel tired, and she asked me whether or not i was depressed... i don't think i am... hmmm...
i went to the PUCE concert, of course to support my kids... they didn't play any of the songs i worked with, but it was okay... afterwards, i helped set up for band, ditching bells (oops? pfft, i wasn't sorry)... cecily came by to help, as well as matthew ebersole and tanner, two of my students last quarter... brian, tenor sax player, saw me, asking me whether i was gonna teach him in a couple of years, and all i could do was smile... i also got a chance to catch up with gynni, found out she was going to justin siena next year... aw man, i miss those kids... afterwards, i ended up catching up with cecily, hearing her high school story and her involvement with music... good stuff...
mr mohr came up to play with us during the concert... after the last wind ensemble rehearsal (which i had to miss the last fifteen minutes of, to get a projector, since i totally forgot about that... junior ended up tracking one down, going out of his way to find one), i talked with doc and mr mohr for a bit, and ended up talking with mr mohr for over an hour, without realizing so... he ended up sharing information with me that he shouldn't have been telling me... i guess i have a natural trustworthy nature, since teachers, students, and friends alike always share with me their secrets... and i didn't ask him to spill, he just sorta did... and that's how it goes... anyways, i shared my plans with him, as well as some of my latest anxieties, including my anxiety dreams... it's just nice being able to catch up with one of my favorite teachers, who recognizes my growth and maturity as well...
i finished the video on friday, giving me less stress for the weekend... mom, dad, joseph, and grandma came up for the concert, so they arrived right before vespers... i brought joseph with me to vespers, filling him in on PUC life...
played clarinet in church with paulin strings... ended up running back and forth, trying to set up the projector... i think doc was in the auditorium as i was setting up, resulting in a quick dive to cover it up and hide myself... it had to have been him... he was standing there, just staring at the stage...
went to checkers for lunch after church, and dad was in a pissy mood, which really put a damper on my sabbath afternoon... ended up trying to get away from it early, going to paulin over an hour before call time... helped doc with random fixes before the concert...
the last wind ensemble concert under doc... my last wind ensemble concert ever... i didn't get emotional... but then again, i had kari there, who agreed to throw huge grins at each other to keep each other happy... john milholland came up with the idea to present the gift at the beginning of cloudburst, singing "narducci-a" instead of "la lluvia" (dr water's idea for narducci-a) operatic and flamboyantly... i got up, presented the video to him, and showed the edited, short version... it hit his heart... he was crying... i guess it moved several people as well... he gave his thanks along the way, giving me a shoutout... so i'm in his top 5 list of workers over the past 24 years: demetrio villar, sheri ballard hansen, craig mohr (who barely makes the list, haha), david castro, and myself... we finished up the concert... the best presentation of music we've ever given... too bad it wasn't recorded... one of those little details that slipped through the cracks... doc definitely deserved that quality concert... it's the end of the narducci era... i sorta just had to stare into space afterwards... looking back, that concert sorta just flew on by... i'm sure it felt a lot longer to the audience, but we must've just played those songs so well, b/c i wish we could just go and do it again... and again, and again...
such a surprise to see kristin whitney after the concert... received one of those huge bear hugs, as well as the sarcastic jabs and insults... man, i miss that about her! i've become rusty on my answering back... i'd use to shoot out responses in an instant, but i was slow as she's respond to mine... she's been practicing... introduced mom and dad to the man that inspires me... i figured he'd put in a good word for me, haha...
young, marisa, shelley, and mr mohr stayed afterwards to help me clean up... mr mohr, sharing with me his nostalgia throughout the shlepping... i was really taking my time taking down the stage, that being the last time i would've cleaned up after doc's mess, haha... good-bye mr xylophone... good-bye ms vibes... haha! doc thanked me for the dvd, saying that it was better than anything that has a price on it... ::exhale:: man, i need a couple of weeks to recover from that...
doc, me, and mr mohr... them commenting on this being the generations of conductors... the past, present, and future, according to mr mohr... doc being the past (haha!), him being the present, and me being the future...