May 17, 2005 at 1:53 PM

Well I've had a rather good day, methinks. Better than yesterday by far!

Yesterday, Perth got battered by storms which made the roads clog up. It took me an Hour and a half to get to uni, a trip that normally only takes 30 minutes. I was half an hour late for my lesson, in which we only really got to go through some scales.

In the Afternoon/evening, I had a rehearsal for this production I volunteered to be in, a collaboration between the classical music department and the dancers. I couldn't do all the shows, so I got another violinist in. The composer asked me to do better a few weeks ago, and I tried, but yesterday I was having a bad day. I didn't play that well, so he asked me to not be involved any longer. I went and practiced before deciding to call my dad for a lift home, which he was willing to give me :>

Today however, was better. Much better. Freed of the constraints of the rehearsals for that piece (which I didn't really like anyway - see previous blogs), I managed to get some good practice done this evening. I have just finished practicing my Suk - the Appassionato from his Four Pieces. As I was practicing it, I started wondering what it would sound like with an orchestral accompaniement. Anyone who knows these pieces would know that they are written for violin and piano, and they are just beautiful pieces - very showy. The Appassionato is divided into three sections: a Fast, exciting passage; followed by a really expressive section with such a lovely, yet chromatic, melody; and then the fast passage is repeated again. It's so lovely, and I suspect that it would be amazing with a full symphony orchestra.

tomorrow I have a fairly full day. I have 3 classes, with a break in the middle. I'm hoping to head into the city to see my mum who is recovering from surgery. I'll hopefully get 3 hours of practice done - not as much as I'd like but the best I can do in such a full day. I have class finishing at 5, and work starting at 6. I am then going to go see the Midnight screening of Star Wars with a couple of mates... I'm going to be fairly tired in Aural on thursday...

May the force be with you!

From Pauline Lerner
Posted on May 18, 2005 at 1:53 AM

Ben, I'm glad that you took what could have been a disappointing experience (being asked not to play for the show) and turned it into a good experience with good feelings. I hope tomorrow is even better for you. May the force be with you, too.

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