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May 7, 2005 at 9:25 AM

Just a quick entry - i'm so Excited!

I just got back from a rehearsal with "The Experiment" - the band from church. Called that for a reason...

But anyway, My dad came up to me and said that around 7pm, as cheuffer was coming to take me to the WASO concert tonight. This is excellent - as I had really wanted to go to the concert. The feature is excerpts from Tchaikovsky's Sleeping Beauty, but for me the feature will be the Mendelssohn Violin Concerto - my favourite piece! It's being played by Viviane Hagner. I've messaged my teacher (who plays in waso) to see if I might be able to meet her and possibly get her to sign my score for me.

I can hear a pop song going in my head "I'm so excited" but it's drowned out more by the Mendelssohn :>

i didn't manage to see the soloist after she played, but she played beautifully. A very good interpretation. She did an encore, a movement from Bach, I think it's the D Minor, but it was so smooth and silky. I had the best time.
I'm glad you enjoyed it, Ben. It sounds wonderful.
did the ACO head over your way? they're playing in newcastle town hall on thursday night, the transfigured night concert (schoenberg's transfigured night, mendelssohn strin symphony no 10, haydn violin concerto no 1 and schubert - something which escapes me at the moment). itll be the first time ive seen them live, just wondering if they get over to perth much?