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Title: Made the symphony
Post by: lord_verminaard on September 05, 2005, 08:46:50 pm

Well, back in July, my hometown of Mt. Vernon was celebrating it's Bicentennial (http://www.visitknoxohio.org/bicentennial/16celebration.php) and they assembled a small community band to play a concert.  It had been the first time I had dug out my french horn since my freshman year at college, 1997 it was.  So, fast forward, I find out on saturday that they are holding tryouts for the Knox County Symphony, a part-community part student ensamble that operates out of Kenyon College (http://www.kenyon.edu/index.xml) but that they wanted me to try out on monday!!  So I frantically practiced and sure enough, got in.   :D I majored in music and I really have felt bad about not really doing much of anything music-related after I graduated, it feels great to get back into it and have a reason to play.  Better yet, I get paid for being in the group.  Not much, but it's the first time I've been paid in something other than beer for performing.  :D

Just thought I would spread the word since it's the most exciting thing to happen to me since I got out of college.  :P

Brendan
84 Scirocco 8v
00 Camaro L36 M49

Title: Made the symphony
Post by: watsongs on September 05, 2005, 09:18:21 pm

Way to go, Brendan!

Title: Made the symphony
Post by: Rat407 on September 06, 2005, 03:59:45 am

Congrats!!!!! :D

Title: Made the symphony
Post by: Patrick on September 06, 2005, 02:12:40 pm

Good for you! Brass player too. Now if we could just get you to "graduate" to a real instrument like trombone........... :lol: Seriously, good job! I find the horn reallly tough.

Patrick Bates
Bass bone
Chatham Concert Band &
Primitive Roots Jazz Band,
trombonist in the horn section of "Niteflite", a ten piece rock/blues Chicago/Blues bros/Motown wannabe's

Title: Made the symphony
Post by: lord_verminaard on September 06, 2005, 03:46:57 pm

Thanks all!  :)  Trombone player, huh?  :twisted: The horns were always at war with the trombones back in high school band.  I'm sure you've heard the joke- "how do you make a french horn sound like a trombone?  A. Play out of key."  :D  Of course, the rebound would be:  "How do you make a trombone sound like a french horn?  Stick your hand in the bell and play wrong notes."  

Good stuff.  :D

Thanks again folks, means a lot to me.

Brendan
84 Scirocco 8v
00 Camaro L36 M49