Mmmmmmm..

I know, I've been posting too much, people don't want to do so much reading.. but I can't help it because two aaamaaazzzing events took place today.

We'll start with the lesser.. my walls have been looking quite barren.. so I went to the poster sale in the med. sci. building and bought 6 absolutely bbbeeeaauutiful poster/pics.. I'll post some pics of them when I figure out how the recharge the digital camera.. but some include Monet's 'san giorgio maggiore by twilight', Van Gogh's cafe terrace at night, a gorgeous caribbean sunset, a couple more modernistic abstract works, and one called 'messengers of spirit' that shows the heads of horses kind of combined with architecture..

sooooooooooooooooo bbbeeaaauutiifffulll.. if they don't fill my walls I'll go back and buy more tomorrow

But more importantly tonight I sat in with the hart house orchestra.. I had never played with an orchestra before..

oh
my
god

It felt.. absolutely incredible.. how can I even explain it to you.. alright, well those of you who know me well know that I tend to be quite competitive, especially when it comes to music.. well I know that after the last open rehearsal next week I won't get to play with them again.. and.. it doesn't even matter to me because it felt so good to just be a part of it while I had the chance.

It was definately a learning experience, I had no idea that orchestras only had 2-4 clarinets, and I had no idea that a lot of the parts are for A clarinet not Bb clarinet.. I don't have an A clarinet.. so those of us who didn't have one had to try and transpose while we sight read for one of the pieces.. it was RIDICULOUS.. but it was a learning experience.. every once and a while when I'd manage to transpose a few bars in a row at once, the resolution felt (whats another word for life-changingly good?) haha the guy next to me was a first year music major.. he just impressed the socks off of me, transposing fast rhythms on the spot.. sooo amazing.

Well, I signed up for an audition, but I know its kind of silly to bother, cuz they'll choose 4 out of probably over 12 of us, and at least 4 of the clarinets there tonight have been playing for almost as long as I've been alive. So there's no chance in hell I'll be in the orchestra.. but man.. is the experience ever worth it. It feels so good to be challenged by the music but still really enjoy what you're doing. To be surrounded by such beauty. The strings.. are just absolutely breathtaking, you just get lost inside the music, are consumed by this wonderous combine of talent and harmony.. and the resonance in the Great Hall.. my..

I vow here and now, that one day, maybe not any day soon, I will play in a full orchestra.. I will experience these feelings again and will be able to call myself a part of them

I heart you music

Looking forward to playing with TYWO on Sunday, after playing alone all summer I didn't realize how much I missed being part of an ensemble