postlude

A huge opening to the concert and some beautiful and intense moments even if I must say so myself. The violinist and I hugged for a long time afterwards. It was a huge undertaking for us, to put something like this together in a few days. In the moment of silence after the last note I felt overwhelmed with what just happened and heard an almost whispered 'bravo,' I think from the violist of our group. Performing is a mindset. You have to be confident and never give up and boy, did I have my work cut out for me this time. Off to bed. Up for a coffee with an old friend before performing the same pieces again and then heading home.... I was scared and kind of viewed these concerts as a pain. However, I now must say that it was probably the best Mothers day gift my family could give. I was able to come here and realize, you know what? I still have it in me. And in many ways, despite not practicing or performing as much as I once did and having a lot of other competing responsibilities, I am probably a better pianist than I ever was. I love the musicians here and my community. They expect a lot of me but you couldn't ask for a more supportive bunch. One day, when the kids are done with school, I hope to move back here.