Writings

Another weekend shot

Once again I find that Monday has reared its ugly head sooner than I would have liked. It's ironic. Often I naturally think of the weekend of a time to catch up on things that I hadn't been able to accomplish during the previous week. However, as a musician I often find my weekends quickly filling up with other commitments that break up the available time. It's hard to really focus on catching up when there are places to be and concerts to perform. And when it rains, it pours: often there will be two or three weekends in a row in which I'll have one or more concert each weekend. This weekend was no exception, but I will soon have a nice break.

Last Friday evening was about the only day I was able to relax. And relax is what I'm naturally inclined to do on a Friday evening rather than catch up on work. It's a pyschological thing that I don't want to be doing work on a Friday night. The next day was going to be full as well as Sunday. Practically speaking, I should have attempted to catch up on several things on Friday, but it's not the best way to spend a Friday evening.

I had a few free hours Saturday morning before I had to leave for a rehearsal for the Choral Arts Society. That wasn't too bad, though the rest of the day was booked. After the rehearsal, I had to run an errand grab a quick dinner and be back at school for an orchestra concert here at school for which the call was 7:00. After returning home from the concert I was tired, and it wasn't long before I was asleep.

The following day, there was of course church in the morning which I was a little late to. Immediately following church was a fellowship meal for the missions team. This is for a missions trip to Nicaragua this June. After the meal was a meeting which lasted roughly an hour. I had to leave the meeting early to change and then had to skip out mid-prayer so that I would make it to the Choral Arts concert in time.

It's that time when you get home from a Sunday afternoon concert that you finally realize it. The weekend is over, and Monday is only hours away. I guess I don't have any room to complain. I truly enjoy performing, and far be it from me to complain about those gigs which pay. It does come at a cost to one's weekend though.

There were in fact two concerts the previous weekend. One for York Symphony and another for Dickinson College. It's busy, but it's better to be busy than have nothing to do. I do like to keep occupied, but every once and awhile it's nice to have a weekend off, since after all that's what weekends are for. There is one more concert this coming weekend which is another Sunday afternoon concert. Fortnuatlely I'll still have most my Saturday except for the dress rehearsal. The following week I should have a break. then, with the exception of a possible summer band concert I should have a nice break until the July 4th symphony concert. I welcome the summer. :)