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March 5, 2003 at 7:19 PM

Well today is the day! I'm on at 3:15. I'll leave home in a couple of hours so that I have time to warm up. I'm quite excited although I'm a tad nervous because of the fact that it's Bach that I'm playing, and Bach is never easy. I get so much enjoyment out of Bach though, and I hope it goes well, and if not? Well does that matter? not really, I don't care if I win or lose, I just want to have fun, and hopefully get some positive feedback on my playing. Previous years when I have played in this competition I look around at some of the other competitors and they all look so nervous about it, and when they play it usually reflects that, and I think how lucky I am to have battled the nerves, and am able to just loosen up and have fun!

I've been practicing my conducting, and it's going well, except the page turns are all in bad places. Why did I have to write it like that? It's funny conducting my own piece, I, up until last week had only ever played in it, so it's really neat to hear whats going on from a conducters point of view as opposed to following the conducter and just trying to play what's in front of me. I think I'm loosening up a bit though which is good. Conducting has always been an interest of mine behind closed doors, so I'm excited that I get to try it, and see how I like it.
-If any body who has conducted before reads this please feel free to e-mail me with any advice-
I hope lot's of people show up at all the concerts. It's always such a shame when everyone works hard and the halls are nearly empty.It's been well advertised so we should get a good show. (keeping fingers crossed!)