Monday, September 15, 2008

Tichli Didn't Write a Spider in the Music

It began as a normal day in wind ensemble... I was sitting vigorously absorbed in Frank Tichli's piece Wild Nights. It was one of those rehearsals when you know that no one practiced over the weekend, and we were all awaiting Dr. Meghini's speech about how our chops need to be exercised regularly. Furthermore, Dr.Meghini had decided it would be a good time to kick the tempo up on the piece. As we fumbled through the 30th measure of what sounded like the morning after a wild night, I noticed a spider the size of half dollar hanging from the ceiling and approaching my music stand rapidly. I stopped breathing and hence, stopped playing, and I slowly slid my chair backwards. The low brass players behind me probably thought this was quite the morning entertainment. An inch above my music stand, the spider stopped, sat there for what felt like an hour, and turned around and headed back towards the ceiling. My heart beat returned and my lungs re-inflated as I made some attempt at finding where we were in the music. However, the ceiling was holding more of my attention than even the best Tichli piece could. And through Meghini's entire speech I assume was about practicing over the weekend, my eyes were fixed on the ceiling searching for my long lost friend.

I guess that's one way to get the blood flowing on a Monday.

Waha

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