When I think back on Chautauqua I will remember:
-lots of rain
-working out at the Community Center
-Buckeye ice cream at the Refectory (I only had it 3 times in 7 weeks)
-Getting to stand up after the Mendelssohn. One of those, "I did it!" moments that I will always remember and will carry me over the next big hurtle in my musical career.
-That one day in the cafeteria that the girl fell down but kept her food above her head so it didn't fall. It was the most exciting thing that had happened in weeks. And hearing about the boy that crashed into the sliding door with his food. He thought it was open. I wish I was there for that.
-Judy. Judy. Judy. And her cute porch.
-Loving the Bartok Concerto for Orchestra. One of my top 5 now. Gah. I love it. Even the 2nd flute part is awesome.
-Working with Richard Sherman. He changed the way I will view flute playing forever. I love his passion and his energy for the flute.
-The ward members in Jamestown. Such good people.
-The beautiful town of Chautauqua.-The awesome friends I made. Especially my two lovely flute playing associates. I think I will be in for a shock when I next sit down in an orchestra and their sounds aren't coming out next to me.
-Learning to play nerts. And being pretty much the worst nerts player the world has ever seen.
-Going to a bar for the first time. Actually 2 in one night. I feel so rebellious. And the creepy guys that acted really creepy. I don't feel like going into details. I prefer to be mysterious.
-Really feeling like I CAN play the piccolo. Not well, but I can do it.
Things that I don't want to remember but will probably remember anyway:
-Community bathrooms.... barf in my own mouth. (In all actuality, I didn't really mind them... I'm not as high maintenance as you might think)
-The food. And the 6 pounds the food added to my body. Thank you food. Now everywhere I go for the next few months will have a little piece of Chautauqua.
-Backscratcher.
- The insane heat of our last concert. Every time I had a rest I wiped my face down with my polishing cloth. Sick. But true.
-Being so insanely sick of doing nothing but playing the flute and rehearsing.
Mostly I'm just going to remember that I learned A LOT this summer. About myself and about me playing the flute. I feel SO lucky to have had this opportunity. It was a long, hard experience, but it was so good for me. Now onto new adventures.
Oh, but before I have new adventures, I want to share a few last pictures from Chautauqua.
Me and Emlyn after we played our Doppler Duo. She is so so so great. I love Emlyn! I am so sweaty... I look like there is a post-it note on my head.
Here is the flute section with Mr. Sherman after the last concert. Woohoo!!!! Post-it Note again.
Carrie (my great roommate), Tony, and me! Yay for BYUers.
And I am done posting about Chautauqua!
3 comments:
I didn't post anything because I couldn't think of anything wittier than what the Shiloh Community Church had already said.
Ha Ha Kenji! That's the same reason I didn't comment!!
But I'll comment now: Annie, I am so glad that you had such an awesome summer! What great experiences you've had, things that will benefit you for the rest of your life, probably in ways you can't even imagine!! I'm jealous and proud, all at the same time!
And good luck with the new adventures coming up!!
LOVE YOU!!!
That would be "next big hurdle." Hurdle-noun- a difficult problem to be overcome; obstacle. Hurtle-verb-to rush violently; move with great speed: The car hurtled down the highway. Just doing my part to make your blog educational.
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