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June 1, 2004 at 9:27 PM

Just got back from the Greenville Symphony audition. Didn't get the contract, but my friend Pepina did, though she won't be able to work past December since that's when her work permit runs out. Blah. I was the last to play, came right after her.

Played my concerto (well, got as far as the exposition). The conductor heard two bars of my first and only excerpt before shouting, "Go back. Again, faster." Played it again, and that was it for me. This is why I signed up to play first at my last audition.

It was nice to be completely relaxed. While waiting outside the stage, I sat in a chair fingering some Bach presto, to keep my left hand warm, and I nearly fell asleep in my chin rest. I only made one mistake in my playing, and it was something I hadn't even considered during my practice (yeah, ya know, that thing called subdividing your rests).

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