Entries for archive: 2008-11

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What a Week

It's been a bit of a crazy week, lots of things happening and not much time to do much.

Luckily it started off well and ended well but the less said about the middle the better.

Last Sunday I went to the first ever performance of Schola Sinfonica (a member of the Wellington Youth Orchestra group of orchestras) for which my friend Rachel Hyde helped set up and conduct. It was a moving performance especially since it was their first and for which a number of the children were playing either completely new instruments or had only been with them for a few weeks. Overall, their parents must have been very proud and I hope to hear them again soon.

The elder orchestra played afterwards and it seems that Wellington will be blessed with a number of great violinists in the coming years (eight of them performed solos). This was a pretty impressive performance by a good solid set of young people and bodes well for our classical future.

Work this week was pretty mad. There were a few panic buttons pushed and those situations are never that enjoyable but we got through them. I also worked late three evenings so by the time I got home, I didn't want to do much else than eat and go to bed (so my normal life seems to have been put on hold momentarily). However, I felt I was quite productive and so I know we're a good step further along the project line.

The week ended with me going to another classical performance but this time to the NZSO. It was the last subscription concert of the year and a very enjoyable one. I always seem to enjoy about 60% of the music, think that 20% is good but not as exciting as it could be and the remaining 20% is a little weird or not my type. But overall, it's a great experience and I appreciate the fact that I am able to attend these events.

This weekend is already looking decidedly busy. Mountain biking tomorrow, some other bits and pieces and I hope to be able to relax tomorrow night. Sunday I will head to the market, have a small ride, meet up with the Wellington NaNoWriMo contingent at lunch, play indoor soccer in the afternoon and then watch the Phoenix play early evening. Phew! It's gonna be busy. Not sure when I'll get the time to just chill out.

Labels: nzso, mountain-biking, wellington, phoenix

Inserted: 2008-11-21 23:42 (1 year, 8 months ago)