October 9, 2004 at 10:32 PM

It has been a while. I told my friends I would keep this blog up, but once again I have not had a chance. I am right now in London, drinking my sorrows away. I had my first ever orchestra audition. Tchaik and Mozart concerto went ok, nothing spectacular, but also nothing really out there. Then Bach, somehow I got in the zone, I started making nice colors and all. So full confidence I started the orchestral excerpts. Brahms 1 went ok, I started to get nervouw and noticed that my rests were shacky. But then just a couple bars before the end I start playing twice the tempo. What is going on??? Then into Straus: bourgois gentilhomme. It was awful, like somebody had just dumped a bucket of cold water over me.
So I finally experienced what everybody has been talking about. I always thought, how hard can it be to play orchestral excerpts, when you are able to play most big violin concertos. Well, I know now!
But it was all in all a good experience. I have learned excerpts and it helped me to really figure out what I want. Because I realized that I really think I would like to play in an orchestra. I listened to a recording of Schubert 2nd and it was so fine!
On top of that, I have also developed a good taste for the UK. I was here 2 weeks ago on a short break. And now again for the audition. It has been nice.
And tomorrow I still have the whole day, so after the audition stress I am going to have a nice shopping day in London.
Talk to you all soon!

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