Practicing ... NOT!!!! Ranting ... yes.
I should be practicing. But I'm not. Why? ... Because I'm sitting here staring at blogs and contemplating quitting orchestra. This is supposed to be fun. It was fun at the holiday concert, but it's not fun anymore. The music is too hard. There shouldn't be any crying in cello.
After last week's rehearsal, which Maestro described as "eh", he sent out this in his global email:
"Last night I walked away from rehearsal contemplating a lot of things. Are we doing too much music? Is the music too hard? Am I pushing everyone too far? Should we dumb down the music? Should I lower my standards and expectations? Should we just play all the time and NOT practice? ... I am NOT going to let the recent history of the pops effect the musical integrity of this orchestra and its members. [not sure what he meant by this ] My standards are going to only go higher. It's about time that this orchestra raises itself to another level."
I'll participate in the concert, but I'm not enjoying this right now.
Labels: ranting
posted by cellodonna @ 8:33 PM
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Tough problem. On the one hand, it is an opportunity to play with others and it will motivate you to work hard...
But on the other hand, if it simply isn't any fun and just loads you down with stress and makes you unhappy, why do it?
I hope this works out good for you one way or the other.
We'll see what happens at tonight's rehearsal. I've made the committment to be in the concert next week, so I will not drop out at this point, even though I know I will not be able to play every note or following every beat.
I do have mixed feelings about this orchestra. I'm hoping that after the concert things will calm down a bit. Or perhaps some members will become more vocal regarding repertoire. Since I'm a relative newcomer to this group (as is our conductor) I haven't wanted to voice any opinions.
Thanks for your input. Yes, it really is a tough situation, especially right now when I want to focus most of my time and energy on enjoying all the preparations for my daughter's upcoming wedding in July.
'There shouldn't be any crying in cello.' Oh, Donna, I hope it gets resolved. I agree with you about crying and cello. XO
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