Not Second

Apparently I did not suck as much as I thought on my audition. I am first clarinet. And I am very very happy about that. We're playing Mozart's Requiem, which I've subsequently had stuck in my head all night, which is fine because I love it. And I know tonight was just a reading, but it's really hard to play the dies irae that slow...I'm so used to listening to it at tempo. and I'll ask fred about basset horns on friday, since we have the parts, and I'm up for trying the thing. so exiciting

Oh, and I'll be playing the clarinet solo for La Rocca's piece during rehearsals (Diane's playing the concert) which I think is pretty darn nifty too. Plus, I can look at La Rocca's writing from both a player's perspective and that of a composer, which is interesting to me.

So, yay for orchestra. I love playing in orchestra. especially when I'm not playing second.