Saturday, June 28, 2008
NAPC orchestra
Rehearsal this morning was good - the orchestra is more like a chamber group with one instrumentalist per part and I am going to like that I think. The director is a bird - really mad scientist scatter brain personality, but so sweet. I did OK except for the one piece she threw at me to sight read- it was in a difficult key and the whole thing is dissonant and weird. I'm anxious to hear it tomorrow morning with the choir plus I'm going to rework the music tonight- I think there are some mistakes. I am looking forward to the service tomorrow and we are all staying for lunch at the church afterwards. It will be nice to get to know some of the musicians a little better.
Friday, June 27, 2008
Much to report
Well...... lots has happened. I've moved to the city - the ATL! I have an awesome apartment in midtown that I love. It has been an easy move -the hard part has been telling my friends and family why I did it. This is what I wrote on my other blog -it's too hard to rewrite:
"Why? Because the alternatives were: 1) suck it up, bury the bad feelings, and let them leak out little by little over the coming months and years, 2) take the sadness and anger out on the loved ones who don’t deserve it and risk ruining those relationships, or 3) implode. Running away was better than therapy I decided; after all, this is not a dress rehearsal for life. I am not a wallower by nature and have always been independent to a fault, so I just did it." And that's all I'm going to say about that.
Along with a new place to live come new viola opportunities. I've visited several midtown churches looking for one with an orchestra that I can join. I am not a religion snob - anything remotely Christian will suit me. I've had one practice with North Avenue Presbyterian Church and will practice again Sat. morning and then play with them this Sunday. They appear to be a really nice group and are not too advanced for me. They are not as good as my pals from JUMC in Jonesboro and I've not quite decided to leave that group yet. We'll see how this weekend goes.
"Why? Because the alternatives were: 1) suck it up, bury the bad feelings, and let them leak out little by little over the coming months and years, 2) take the sadness and anger out on the loved ones who don’t deserve it and risk ruining those relationships, or 3) implode. Running away was better than therapy I decided; after all, this is not a dress rehearsal for life. I am not a wallower by nature and have always been independent to a fault, so I just did it." And that's all I'm going to say about that.
Along with a new place to live come new viola opportunities. I've visited several midtown churches looking for one with an orchestra that I can join. I am not a religion snob - anything remotely Christian will suit me. I've had one practice with North Avenue Presbyterian Church and will practice again Sat. morning and then play with them this Sunday. They appear to be a really nice group and are not too advanced for me. They are not as good as my pals from JUMC in Jonesboro and I've not quite decided to leave that group yet. We'll see how this weekend goes.
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