Back to orchestra tonight. I love being part of this orchestra. There is something special about making music with other people. This particular orchestra requires no auditions and has a wide range of abilities, backgrounds and ages. Some people have been playing all their lives, some people took up their instrument as adults, others are music teachers playing on their main or a second (even third or fourth) instrument. Somehow it manages to maintain an overwhelmingly supportive, encouraging and friendly atmosphere which, sadly, isn't always the case with amateur (and indeed professional) music groups. In summary, there are few places I'd rather spend my Tuesday nights. Every term we exclaim to ourselves how challenging the music is for the next concert, and wonder whether we will ever manage it. But at every time we somehow pull it off on the night - and, hopefully, every time we get a little bit better. I'm trusting that the same thing will somehow happen in March.
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