catch up time

I know it's been a while. Life happens, you know. Christen and Walie got off to South Africa and that consumed most of a week. Little practice time during those days. Three rehearsals and two concerts this week...and the chamber music is calling me every time I sit down to play. The pieces for SCSO are not under my fingers by any means. I can play 3 of the 6 fairly well and only parts of the other 3. For the last piece we will be joined by the Southern Crescent Youth Symphony Orchestra and they are playing a simplified version of the Meistersinger Prelude. It is the hardest piece I've ever attempted. I should be playing the youth part. I don't like feeling unprepared for a concert. The good news is that I felt one of those moments at church orchestra rehearsal tonight - those, "wow, I'm really playing better" thoughts. They usually come after I've been pushed with difficult music. The easier stuff seems soooooo easy all of a sudden. Hmmmm.....food for thought.