Post-Orchestra Concert Syndrome

November 14, 2005 at 2:57 AM

Well, the concert went really well.
After a l o n g rehearsal, we hung (or is it hanged) out in the "pavilion" (it's the green room for amateurs) and ate pizza and punch and stuff.

Then I went upstairs to get dressed, which is always a nightmare (girls you know what I mean). Turns out my lipstick point had been smashed so I had to use a different color.
My friend was teasing me about how I spent a whole half hour in the bathroom primping. I pointed out to him that a. he didn't have to worry about hose and b. he didn't have to fix two foot long hair or apply makeup. Again, girls, you know what I mean.
One of the soloists for this concert got sick. I felt so sorry for her! I think maybe she was so mervous she made herself sick. Poor kid. To work since last March on a concerto and then get sick the night of...*shudders*

Also, I suspect my friend and I have officially been dubbed the nerdiest of the "orch dorks"; we were sitting around, discussing what sheet music we had read over the weekend (we found cdroms of sheet music at the library and have taken to reading the scores and/or following along with the music) and then commenced to sit with the conductor and her husband at dinner. Some of the violinists were then giving me odd looks. Hm...is it odd to read scores and eat pizza whilest chatting with your conductor?:-) Not that I care.

Since one of our violinists (the soloists afore mentioned) was sick, I got bumped up a seat and got to sit with my teacher during the side-by-side part of the concert. I also had to turn pages, which I am notorious for (the last few concerts I spilled the music all over my stand partner) but even that went well. Maybe it's because I stopped a full line before the page turn.

They also informed us that some of us will be placed in an honors orchestra if we work really really hard. Practice time!

So now, I'm experiencing post-concert-syndrome; that feeling of relief and tiredness and "I wish tomorrow was another Sunday instead of Monday", and a sort of hyper-tension. I think I'll go loosen up and get ready for school tomorrow. Unh.

From Sydney Menees
Posted on November 14, 2005 at 3:50 AM

As you heard from my last e-mail, I am experiencing the same thing. Are you going time to e-mail me now? : )

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