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Tonight is our community orchestra's concert. We've been practicing since January so I hope all goes well. We are playing Brandenburg Sinfonia-the most fun for me(no stress), tunes from Star Wars(good timpani part there), tunes from Phantom of the Opera (this one is kinda hard), the Shaker Melody from Copland, I love this one but not much fun for me since I don't come in until the very end, and last Clash and Roar- great fun since it has a LOT of percussion. There will be other stuff, but they don't have timpani parts so I get to just enjoy listening.

It should be great fun but nerve wracking too, particularly since one of my timpani decided to not hold tune at last night's practice. :evil: The pedal kept bleeding off to a lower note. I'm going to get there early and another drummer and I are going to try to devise a fix for the thing. Gee, it's always something...

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cowtime wrote: I am nervous.
But it will be fun!

I rarely have opportunities to play with other humans (the dog and cat sometimes accompany, however,) so sometimes I feel as if I'm trying to learn a tune for nothing.

Fortunately, I think I've stirred up enough interest in reviving the Norfolk-kin string band for our August Nags Head reunion...so I'm trying to pull together Wagon Wheel, Man of Constant Sorrow, and maybe a couple bluegrass standards for then. I sure wish I were a more qualified fiddler, but the audience is rather non-judgmental.

Good luck Cowtime!
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Wish I could be there to see and hear it! Hope it goes really well!
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It was FUN!!! and went very well. We watched some video my daughter made when we got home and the best part was my granddaughter. They sat in the back so if she got to "acting up" they could go to the lobby. This worked great because she really got into it. Sarah ended up videoing her, moving to the music, complete with hand gestures, etc. The wonderful thing was this was music she was hearing for the first time but she anticipated where the tunes were going and was right with it! If I can get what I need I'll put that section on yertube. :lol:

Here's a picture of our group before we played. You can barely make out one of my timpani to the left of the basses.

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Very very cool! :)

Congrats...I'm glad it went well!

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Very cool! I considered (but then dropped) looking into joining/trying out (Clarinet) for one of the community orchestras 'round here..... I think you're trying to influence me. :)

Congratulations on the performance and glad your granddaughter enjoyed it!
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wow, what a community orchestra.
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Sounds like a thumpin' good time! :D

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cowtime wrote:... If I can get what I need I'll put that section on yertube. :lol: ...
Yes! So glad it went well, and little kids getting into the music are so much fun to watch. Too cool!
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Sorry I missed the message of support but the litttle Dublin brain took the last train to Newcastle for a few days and missed the prelude.

Well done - and dusted - by all accounts and I'll be lookin' forward to the You tube crack.

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kennychaffin wrote:Very cool! I considered (but then dropped) looking into joining/trying out (Clarinet) for one of the community orchestras 'round here..... I think you're trying to influence me. :)

Congratulations on the performance and glad your granddaughter enjoyed it!
You MUST DO IT! ( I am trying to influence you)
wow, what a community orchestra.
It really should be called a regional orchestra. We've got folks from three states playin'. VA-TN-KY

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It sounds like you had a good time. For some reason I thought you were playing your Oboe. I thought, "Wow, she learns fast!".
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I have a friend who plays with the Knox Symphony that goes up to play with your group - he enjoys it a lot and says you all do a great job! small world it is!

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