i have results!

so i got closer this year. i missed region by 2 chairs. two little chairs. which means, if the two people in front of me mysteriously die, then i will be in. *makes note to kill at least 2 cello gods* but i wont kill anyone. and out of 9 people from our school that tried out, only one made it. but anyway, my story.

i hate being last. i love being first. and what number did i end up with? 52. out of 52. fifty stinkin two. which is really not a bunch of people. all the HSPVA (high school for the performing and visual arts) kiddos scared em off. and i dont blame them. but thi meant that i would have to listen to all those people in front of me and try to no be intimidated. so the auditions started. number 1 goes up there. this little bitty korean guy. HSPVA of course. and he completely BLEW the thing out of the water. like completely awesome. i actually fell out of my chair. and during all this, my friend and i (korean-no duh. she's a cello goddess) are passing note back and forth. and she is friends with this guy. and do you know what she told me? he was accepted into julliard as a sophmore. JULLIARD. AS A SOPHMORE. aaaaah. i felt completely inadequate. not to mention a little more that mildly intimidated.

"52". i go up there, ready to be julliard material, and i freak. not sure why. i just do. but it was a weird freak. i stayed in rhythm and tempo, but i forgot some of the notes, so i made them up. (this was only the first cut.) but after the first part i did pretty good and ended up on the right note. and it sounded nice. but i was pretty much over with. and i knew it.

next cut. we start at the middle this time, which means i am in the second group to go up there. and i was nervous. i was kinda really depending on this. ...lots of people, then 52. me. i am shaking like a wet dog in the winter. i go up, and i start playing. and its good. actually more or less amazing. and i was so relieved that i was doing so awesome that 2 lines before the end, a part i had never had any trouble with, i skipped a line. and i went back. and got lost. and completely made a blundering fool of myself. but yet again i ended onthe right note. so thats a plus. but i still didnt make it. but its cool. i have a lot going on right now anyway. and the concert is on my birthday, so it would mean that i couldnt do anything for my sweet 16. oh well.

and my korean friend made 7th chair, top orchestra. but she hates cello and never makes an effort. she pretty much went up there and sightread the music. but since she is a senior, this is her last year to play since she hates it and s oing to pharmacy school. imagine if she only made an effort. wow.

so anyway, that is pretty much it. solo and ensemble, our next big ting, is in january, but i already have my solo memorized. and the top 3 or 4 cellos are doing a cello trio or quartet. so that is when i will definitely post here again. but i will before that. and if i figure out how to record myself playing and put it on here i will.
good riddance! and thanks for all your support!
sarah and the lovely sadie

region auditions!

ahhhhhhhhh!
region auditions are in a week. actually, 6 days, 8 hours and 52 minutes. yikes. but its getting better now that i know my music.

just incase you dont know, i barely missed making region next year. by only 3 chairs. and i was a freshman at the time. but the sucky thing is that HSPVA (high school for the preforming and visual arts) is in our region. and they are all BEASTS. seriously. they make it seem as if i had not ever even seen this music. i felt immature. and i did not like that.

but i have been practicing. and i know this music really well. i have them both memorized and play them both right around tempo. so hopefully things will turn out well. the world may never know...