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 Successful Performance of the Kabalevsky, Successful Orchestra Concert, and Successful lesson!May 22, 2006 at 8:48 PM Holy toledo, what a week!I don't even know where to begin...everything's been absolutely crazy... Haha... Well. Saturday was the big concert with the Naples Philharmonic Orchestra. I was feeling pretty nervous before hand, but you know, once you start playing, it just gets better instantly. I was pretty happy with what I did, although, after listening to the recording, I can hear all sorts of room for improvement. But my teacher tells me that I get more self-critical with each concert because my ear is developing. So after I played, the stage people let me run up to the box seats so I could listen to and watch Sam play. He sounded just splendid, as always. Afterwards, we drove back to the clubhouse, where our parents threw a smashing reception. On Sunday, the two of us had another concert at the Phil with the youth orchestra. Again, Sam and I had solos, albeit minor ones compared to what we played Saturday, and the sounded pretty darn good. It was Ms. Otranto's last concert with us, so it was a rather sad night (at least for me). She's really worked so hard with the Youth Orchestra and fought so hard for all sorts of things for us, like the concerto competition and chair challenges...frankly, if it hadn't been for her, I probably wouldn't have become concertmistress or ever played as a soloist. So, at the end of the concert, with Chelsea sobbing across from me, and Ms. Otranto starting to cry, I was getting pretty sniffley myself. Today, I had my "post-mortem" lesson with Mr. Neal, and he gave me my new repetoire for the summer. Basically, over the summer I'll work on Viotti's Concerto No. 22 (which is ridiculously difficult and sounds like a breeze...I hate when that happens) and some Bach partitas. Then, during the school year, I'll probably keep working on the Viotti and Bach, add Lalo's Symphonie Espagnol (for the concerto competition), and begin *drum roll* some Paganini Caprices. I certainly will be busy next year!
~natasha  From Jasmine Lewis
congrats on the performance! You will enjoy playing Paganini! hehe!
Posted on May 23, 2006 at 12:39 AM From Pauline Lerner
You look great, and I bet you sounded great, too.
Posted on May 23, 2006 at 3:39 AM From Karin Lin
Congratulations! Looks like a prom picture. ;)
Posted on May 23, 2006 at 4:47 AM From Sydney Menees
Finally, a picture, hehe! You both look great and it sounds as though everything went wonderfully!
Posted on May 23, 2006 at 7:34 AM From Colleen Russo
Is it just me or do you look REALLY REALLY tall!?
Posted on May 23, 2006 at 12:32 PM From Sydney Menees
She IS tall!
Posted on May 23, 2006 at 2:39 PM From Sydney Menees
No seriously, at camp, she was AT LEAST a head taller than all of us!
Posted on May 23, 2006 at 2:39 PM From Sydney Menees
You know what? I think it looks like a wedding ;-)
Posted on May 23, 2006 at 6:28 PM From Colleen Russo
yeah it does.. natasha-- how tall are you!?
Posted on May 23, 2006 at 7:47 PM From Linda Lerskier
It does. It does! Here comes the bride...Posted on May 23, 2006 at 9:47 PM Natasha is very tall. Bram is also tall. Colleen is very tall. LOL !!! How many times did I ever type "is very tall" on a blog?
From Natasha Marsalli
*sigh* Okay, that makes *ten* people who said we looked like we just got married...Posted on May 23, 2006 at 10:24 PM I am tall. In that picture I took off my shoes. Otherwise I would've been taller than Sam and I didn't want that. But, lol, yeah, I'm 5'8.5" or 5.'9" or some such thing. I don't remember those things...
From Colleen Russo
Well thats only like .5 inch more than me.. but you look WAY taller than me!!! And your legs look REALLY LONG! but he looks really tall too.. maybe its the way the pic is taken?? idk, but its making me go crazy!! haha
Posted on May 24, 2006 at 1:15 AM From Kelsey Z.
Congrats on the performance! My first impression was wedding too...but seriously, the dress is gorgeaus! You do look very tall in that picture...how come I'm nearly 5'10 and I never seem to look so tall in my pictures???
Posted on May 24, 2006 at 5:19 AM From Sydney Menees
Haha, you know you like it (*the bride comment*)! And, if you want my honest opinion, I think you two will get married someday!
Posted on May 24, 2006 at 12:56 PM From Jasmine Lewis
you two would make a cute couple...Posted on May 24, 2006 at 2:21 PM haha! I bet this is really annoying!
From Linda Lerskier
Nah, she probably enjoys the thought of it... :K
Posted on May 24, 2006 at 6:58 PM From Linda Lerskier
And are those French Horns coiled together at the top?
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