This is the day that, two months ago, I never imagined would have come.
I never would have imagined that I would have made it to regionals at all. Not only that, it never even crossed my mind that I would be auditioning for the PMEA All-State Choir, and actually stand a legitimate chance of making it.
When we arrived at around 8:00, the day started off on a good note. I was singing with a few other QV people, when someone came up to me and asked me if I had gotten first chair at districts. I said no, and he complemented me on how well I sang. I was not expecting that, but it made me feel good.
The auditions went well. We sang two selections: A relatively low section from "A House is not a Home", and a section from "O Vos Omnes" that hit a high Ab. I performed both pretty well, including the high note, though I found out later that I had pronounced some of the Latin text in O Vos Omnes wrong. Considering my seat at Districts, and how everybody else seemed to think they did terrible, I'd honestly put my odds around 50-50.
Then came the real rehearsal. Mr. L, from PSU, was a lot harsher than Mr. C was. However, he did seem to know what he was doing very well. He is one of those directors that you have to look at, and he is playing with the timing and phrasing of things more than any other director I have ever worked with. But he's also intimidating, and gets what he wants out of the choir.
The choir sounds really good. The pieces definitely are a lot harder than those at Districts, and are going to require more work at the festival itself, but I think we can pull it off. Like last time, we could have put on a good show tonight. We are going to put on a phenomenal show this Saturday.
We find out the results of the auditions tomorrow. I want to be optimistic, but I don't want to keep telling myself that I'm going to get in. When you assume you're going to achieve something, you can't get excited when you actually achieve it, and there's nowhere to go except disappointment.
-NM
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