Gymnopedie

So I just came back from a concert with my string ensemble here. I must say that we were much better this semester than last even though half of our repertoire was cut because they only gave us 30 minutes to play (we were going to play Bartok and Granados and...and...ugh....the issues of playing with a string ensemble in a contemporary music institute...they think we´re boring and old-fashioned or something). I think we sort of bombed our finale, a custom composition that was stupidly hard (just the tempo was kind of ridiculous) that was given to us 3 weeks prior to the concert and is inspired by a mix of Andean rhythms. We did, however, play Erik Satie´s Gymnopedie I to perfection. Seriously, I don´t think I´ve ever played something so well in my life. My part was mostly whole notes harmonizing with the first violin. BUT, that being said, my harmonics really add depth to the piece.
I´m very proud of my performance! :D

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