My wife's concert on Sunday went great. The weather was nice, and it was good to be in the park listening to good music.
With the summer season, plenty of the musicians will be gone for one concert or another. My wife told me that she has arranged for me to be a substitute in a couple of weeks. Gulp. I love trumpet; I played in a British brass band in college. But at my best, I was barely good enough to keep up with the worst musicians in this group. Now, after barely touching my horn during the past 10+ years, I'm going to be playing in a concert surrounded by good musicians? And if I screw up, it makes my wife look bad for getting me as a sub. Oh, did I mention that they don't rehearse in the summer, so I've basically got a few days to figure out this music on my own, with only a little help from my wife? I'll be playing with the ensemble for the first time at the performance. Gulp, indeed.
On the bright side, the summer Sunday concerts are free, so people will get what they paid for if I ruin everything. Oh, and I love playing music (doesn't everyone with any musical talent dream of playing in a band?), so that part will be really cool. I could say no, after all. Great and dreadful, that's what it is.
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Based on my own experience picking up Ethan's trumpet recently, all I can say is good luck. Admittedly, you played longer and to a higher skill level than I ever did, but basically, you're screwed. ;)
I have been playing a bit from time to time, so I do have some range and fingering, but my tone is middling and my endurance is weak indeed. I'm trying to play a couple of pieces each day and am not sure whether to hope I get to play or that they find someone competent instead.
That is so great! Good luck. I would feel pretty intimidated myself.
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