I'm so pleased with our being back together in rehearsals.  I want to hear from you about our new direction.  This direction is to give us a piece or two where we can develop the sound of excellence and use that to springboard that sound of excellence to more challenging works, like the piece, Lt. Kije.

It's ok to leave your comments about that here for all to see. 

As for your most recent rehearsal after the Composition Competition, I must say that you were sounding as if you had the potential to be fantastic in your next concert.

And, speaking of the Composition Competition, I really can say I would have loved to perform any one of them.  We made a choice based on input from you, the audience, and the composition professors.

And, before I forget, I want to make sure all of you are planning on coming to rehearsal on February 22.  A producer from WFIU would like to attend the rehearsal and videotape it for an article on our organization.  That means that they want you to be there.  We will want two volunteers, preferably a senior and another who in fairly new to the orchestra to volunteer to be interviewed for this video article.  Please consider volunteering.  We will choose from among the volunteers.

Regarding our rehearsals, please arrive early enough to be seated with your instrument out and ready to tune by 6:30.  There are too many late arrivals which delays our planned rehearsal schedule.

Now, for our next rehearsal schedule:
6:30 Tuning
6:40 Mozart, Divertimento
7:00 Sokol, Twice the Rising Sun
7:40 Elgar, Nimrod from the Enigma Variations
8:00 Break
8:15 Prokofiev, Lt. Kije

I look forward to seeing all of you there on Monday, before 6:30.