The Weekend is Over

So last Saturday I had the symphony audition, and all I got to say is "poo". I'm glad to finally have done a real professional audition and expect to do MUCH better in future auditions, but that one did not go as well as I wanted it to (in my opinion). I didn't go in with much expectations, but now I know what to expect so hopefully things will improve.

On the plus side, I met a lot of great percussionists, a couple of which I'll be going to school with next year. There were also a few old friends there as well. Cathleen (french horn) was auditioning after flying out all the way from the Peabody Conservatory, and it turns out she's coming back to live in the bay area after she receives her Masters degree THIS WEEK! Pretty sweet. I also found out that her and Mr. Sanchez (clarinet) are dating! What a cute couple.

A quick overview and review of my audition:
Kreisler's "Tambourin Chinois" played on xylo; a few too many wrong notes in places that I never had troubles with before (must be the nerves)
Copland's "Appalachian Springs" xylo excerpt; not too shabby, probably the best part of the audition
Mozart's "The Magic Flute" bell excerpt; ugh, WAY too many wrong notes and too loud, I guess I wasn't consistent on this to begin with
Cirone's "Etude #32" for snare; went alright, flubbed a little on the presto top of second page
Sousa's "Star's and Stripes Forever" snare excerpt (last 16 bars or so); didn't see much wrong with this, probably could have played a little more open rolls

And that was it. I didn't get to show off any tambourine or cymbal skills. No "Sorcerer's Apprentice" by Dukas bell excerpt. Well, this is why I'm going back to get my Masters. I'm sure Jack has a lot to teach me, and I have a lot of room to improve.

After the audition, Marcia and I went and saw "Supersize Me", a new documentary where this guy goes on a 30-day all McDonald's diet. It was funny and very eye-opening. After that we went out to get sushi at Fuji-san Sushi in Milpitas. They're Special Spicy Roll is quite simply the best sushi I have ever tasted. Overall, I highly recommend it.

...Alright, just took a quick lunch at work here. Gettin' back to the weekend activities. Saturday night, Marcia, Dan (one of my housemates) and I watched Monty Python's "The Meaning of Life" that night (Saturday) and then Marcia and I went to bed. The next day I did some errands, chilled a little bit, and then we went out to eat again that night at Fuddrucker's. All in all, it wasn't an incredibly eventful weekend. Anyway, its time to get back to work now. Bye bye.