Senior year, orchestra tour, spring break! We piled equipment, luggage, and finally ourselves onto the tour buses on a beautiful sunny Friday afternoon, preparing to venture out into the Wild, Wild West (read: Nebraska, Colorado and Kansas) on orchestra tour. I was SO FUCKING PUMPED. The year before, I had spent spring break in Hawaii, but I knew that this was going to be just as epic. It was my first orchestra tour, and I was wicked excited.
Thursday, August 26, 2010
Wednesday, August 25, 2010
Who's Who: People in CPGTO
Here I present dramatis personae. The main players in my musical world. Though lots of this will be explained, here’s a lineup of the main characters thus far. Any more will be introduced as needed.
Sadie: me. La célesteuse. Yes, I made that term up.
Jessie: principal cellist. In my class. Love her to pieces. Super inappropriate. Which is why she’s awesome.
Eric: former concertmaster. Concertmaster for three years, then left orchestra his last year to sing in choir. Easy on the eyes.
Philippe: the celesta. Yes, I named the celesta. We spent a lot of time together. His full name is Philippe Louispensier-Fermat Clopin LeBombardier, but we all call him Philippe.
Dr. Beauregard: our fearless maestro. Cellist who became a conductor. My conducting teacher and my idol. When he says jump, we not only say How High, we say Thank You For Letting Us. Sir. He is also a Thing Of Beauty and a Joy Forever.
Dr. Adams: the main choir director.
Dr. Jerome: voice teacher, opera director.
(When we come to opera stories, I’ll introduce the singers as necessary.)
That’s all for now.
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