Well, things are returning to normal around here. As normal as it gets, I mean. The recital for the Kidney Foundation was great! The quintet played amazingly well, and there were a great many people impressed with the work that we've accomplished over the last year. I was a bit disappointed with the attendance, but the timing of the recital had something to do with that. If we do this again next year, we'll be able to modify some things to fill the seats. We did manage to raise $111.30 in donations, and from mostly students at that, so that did work out well too! Once I figure out if there is somewhere that I can host audio/mp3 files, I'll put a clip up of the quintet playing (hint, hint... anyone got any clues for that?).
Now that the recital is done, I am getting a few hours of my life back every week. We are still rehearsing for a performance on the 3rd of April, plus one on Easter Sunday, but certainly not as intense as before. It is nice to be able to practice music that I have been working on for the Concerto Competition coming up at the end of April. There is only so much you can play in a day, and the last few weeks has been pretty focused on other stuff.
I got my rejection letter from the National Youth Orchestra yesterday. It didn't really come as a surprise, I knew where I had made mistakes, so I wasn't kidding myself about it, even though I did play fairly well. The only part that frustrates me is that the guy that won the audition is the same guy from last season. I understand that in the real world, that's how it works; someone plays the audition better, they win. But this is supposed to be a learning experience, and having someone repeat it defeats that purpose, in my eyes. Not only that, but it makes it harder to win the audition when they've already learned what the committee is listening for. Anyways, I find that frustrating, but they are going to mail out comments about everyone's auditions, so I'll find out exactly what the issue was with mine, and kick some serious ass next year.
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Hey Nick - so, are you still in Victoria during Easter week? I think Gregg and I might be in Vancouver for a bit. Let me know and we can get together for a couple of beer.
Sorry to hear about the audition.
Dawn
Nick,
I understand that you are disappointed about your unsuccessful audition. Even though it is a training orchestra, I believe that the position should go to most qualified candidate, period. Anything else destroys the legitimacy of the audition process.
Best of luck in your career in music,
Barb
I'm not disappointed in my audition results, but perhaps I am seeing them in a different manner, being a newcomer to the audition process. I agree with your interpretation of how an audition process should function, and I do not deny that whoever won was more qualified than I am.
However, without being given any sort of results to the process, I am left to wait and stew over what I could have done better, and perhaps that lets the mind wander in search of answers. I'm not looking for a free ride.
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