orchestra pains

this week is a driving marathon.
London decided to go Tues Thurs Sat with the programme schedule.
and Fri Sun is the Northumberland schedule (in Cobourg).
my gas bill has sky rocketed. good thing i don't gas up in toronto!

i have made up my mind to do the New World Symphony audition.
so i've got to video myself for the preliminary by december 15.
glad they have late application dates available. well, it's all about money.
the later u apply, the more money u'll have to pay.
i'm aiming to do this by dec 15, if not then jan 5.

as for the live audition, because montreal is on their list, i'll probably go there if i'm selected. but it is first on the list, on feb 1.
i am free on that day, but it's a monday where i'd have to teach at that fucking music school.
maybe i'll aim for march 2/3 in chicago. haven't been there yet!
even if i fail, it's relatively close by and i can do some touring.
plus is cherry blossom time!

actually, come to think of it, i might take a teaching monday off and go to Rochester on march 15. i hate that school, might as well get away from it and save some money on gas.
Rochester is only 3 hrs driving time away. it'll save me half the cost than Montreal and Chicago.

we'll see what happens!