Now, this is the third concert, I think, that I have played with the Juneau Symphony. It was a fundamentally different experience this first rehearsal. I was just plain relaxed. I was all over being on top of where I was in the music (and there are lots of rests, let me tell you), and no, I didn't play perfectly but I know I can play this decently if not well, and was happy with how I did.
We only played the first two movements and didn't even get to the powerhouse 4th movement at this first rehearsal. I left after the first hour as I don't play in the Mendelssohn or the Kodaly.
The best thing about tonight's rehearsal is how incredible this music is. There is something about this piece that just grabs me. Maybe it's that Shostakovich really knew how to write for brass. It's like, every note that I play is perfect relative to the piece and relative to every thing else I'm playing. And because there are a lot of rests, I got to listen a lot to the rest of the piece and it's amazing, remarkable what one man could come up with.
And maybe it also has something to do with me getting just a little bit better, having more confidence in the music that I am making.
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