I hate concerts

This is the whole reason why I don't want to play in orchestra. The week of the concert.

This week we had Tuesday rehearsal at the school we normally practice at. Then we loaded up the trailer with all the equipment and stands we are borrowing to head off to the site of the dress rehearsal on Thursday at the band shell in the park in Plainfeild. We then set up for dress rehearsal at about 5:30 on Thursday (with a sound shell, choral risers and all my stuff), have rehearsal and then take it all down and put it away as the concert is in the middle of the park so the likely hood of something walking away is high.

Then on Friday we set everything back up about 5pm. Start the concert at 8pm. They start the fireworks at 9:55 during the 1812 overture, we play a couple more pieces and hopefully end before the end of the fireworks so we can see some of them. Then we tear everything down and put it back in the trailer.

At 10am on Saturday morning we meet at the school we rehearse at to unload everything.

My life this week seems to be non stop orchestra - I love rehearsals - hate, hate, hate the week of the concert. At least its just one concert and not 2 like normal.