Tour Day 9
Today wasn't awkward at all. *eye roll*
Mainly our lovely crowd of 20 people filling up the teeny tiny theatre that could probably seat 200. Or to finish tuning and then sitting there as the First Sergeant who had the mic wasn't around. I think I twiddled my thumbs for at least 2 minutes. Maybe more. Or our commander asking the crowd if they wanted an encore. I'm glad the lameness of that didn't strike me until Tasha commented in the dressing room or I just might have whacked my head on the stand. No, not awkward at all.
Also, I agree with whoever commented on this: I think the low turnout is negatively affecting the morale of the group. We didn't play so hot tonight. This was the first night that Far From Home didn't make my body tingle (just because I find the piece and Tasha's solo so moving). I think the clarinet squeaks, and not all of them were mine, sort of ruined it for me. But tonight was the best I had ever pulled off that crazy section in Silverado. Woo. But yeah, I did a lot more squeaking than I'd like. I was also really tired by the end despite the abbreviated concert (and I am glad they shortened it) :\ Ontario still stands as the best performance.
We have the jazz band performing tomorrow. I'm glad they're letting us nonjazz band members not wear the Class B's (the original plan up until tonight was to make us wear them for who knows what reason). Then we make the drive back to Portland on Thursday. Perform in Salem on Friday, Bend (again...why couldn't we perform in Bend Friday? That would make life easier...for us, anyway) on Saturday, Central Point on Sunday. And then we go home on Monday. And then there's still Portland the Saturday after that. Labor Day...*sigh*
Mainly our lovely crowd of 20 people filling up the teeny tiny theatre that could probably seat 200. Or to finish tuning and then sitting there as the First Sergeant who had the mic wasn't around. I think I twiddled my thumbs for at least 2 minutes. Maybe more. Or our commander asking the crowd if they wanted an encore. I'm glad the lameness of that didn't strike me until Tasha commented in the dressing room or I just might have whacked my head on the stand. No, not awkward at all.
Also, I agree with whoever commented on this: I think the low turnout is negatively affecting the morale of the group. We didn't play so hot tonight. This was the first night that Far From Home didn't make my body tingle (just because I find the piece and Tasha's solo so moving). I think the clarinet squeaks, and not all of them were mine, sort of ruined it for me. But tonight was the best I had ever pulled off that crazy section in Silverado. Woo. But yeah, I did a lot more squeaking than I'd like. I was also really tired by the end despite the abbreviated concert (and I am glad they shortened it) :\ Ontario still stands as the best performance.
We have the jazz band performing tomorrow. I'm glad they're letting us nonjazz band members not wear the Class B's (the original plan up until tonight was to make us wear them for who knows what reason). Then we make the drive back to Portland on Thursday. Perform in Salem on Friday, Bend (again...why couldn't we perform in Bend Friday? That would make life easier...for us, anyway) on Saturday, Central Point on Sunday. And then we go home on Monday. And then there's still Portland the Saturday after that. Labor Day...*sigh*