Easter
Hello again, Gentle Reader,
It is now Easter Sunday, and we are looking forward to another day 'off'. By 'off' I mean "not part of our regular routine", as the last few days have definitely not been 'off'.
Suzy and I performed on Saturday as part of the Festival City Winds advanced band, with the feature piece being Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue. A big bite for a community band, and it went reasonably well. A few minor moments that probably went un-noticed by the majority of the folks in attendance. The Pianist was marvelous, and the piano was thankfully in tune at the beginning of the performance... it was not voiced well for the dress rehearsal earlier in the day and someone obviously gave it a quick tune up, but by the end of the piece it seemed to be going out again. (anyone from Concordia College read my blog?? perhaps this is something to look into).
On Sunday AM I joined the FCW brass ensemble to play at church. This is nominally how the band helps defray the costs of the rehearsal space, so I am happy to do it. Even better, it was my first full show on the Euphonium where I had to read bass clef for everything. Admittedly the music was not overly hard, but it was a good challenge for me to have to actually read in bass clef rather than fake it.
The Girl and I went swimming this afternoon. I used to do this regularly with the boy but she has been missing out on that kind of fun with Dad, so it was high time to do it. She really got a kick out of it, so I am sure we will go again.
Back to the grind on Tuesday, so we will make the best of our one more day 'off'.
Does anyone actually read this ramble? It would be nice to know who the audience is and what they want to read. Feel free to click on the "comments" link directly below and let me know who you are...
Steve
It is now Easter Sunday, and we are looking forward to another day 'off'. By 'off' I mean "not part of our regular routine", as the last few days have definitely not been 'off'.
Suzy and I performed on Saturday as part of the Festival City Winds advanced band, with the feature piece being Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue. A big bite for a community band, and it went reasonably well. A few minor moments that probably went un-noticed by the majority of the folks in attendance. The Pianist was marvelous, and the piano was thankfully in tune at the beginning of the performance... it was not voiced well for the dress rehearsal earlier in the day and someone obviously gave it a quick tune up, but by the end of the piece it seemed to be going out again. (anyone from Concordia College read my blog?? perhaps this is something to look into).
On Sunday AM I joined the FCW brass ensemble to play at church. This is nominally how the band helps defray the costs of the rehearsal space, so I am happy to do it. Even better, it was my first full show on the Euphonium where I had to read bass clef for everything. Admittedly the music was not overly hard, but it was a good challenge for me to have to actually read in bass clef rather than fake it.
The Girl and I went swimming this afternoon. I used to do this regularly with the boy but she has been missing out on that kind of fun with Dad, so it was high time to do it. She really got a kick out of it, so I am sure we will go again.
Back to the grind on Tuesday, so we will make the best of our one more day 'off'.
Does anyone actually read this ramble? It would be nice to know who the audience is and what they want to read. Feel free to click on the "comments" link directly below and let me know who you are...
Steve
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