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Re: Is it ever too late?

Author: JMR
Date: 2008-08-23 11:16

I quit for 15 years. Then I was asked to play Amahl & the Night Visitors in a local church production at Christmas. I was asked because I worked with the conductor in my day job. All the other musicians hired were from the orchestra. A couple of weeks later, I got a call to audition as an extra with that group as the 2nd player was trying to cut back. I ended up playing in that regional orchestra for 18 years.

A new conductor was hired & he moved all performances to weekends which interferred with a sport I was heavily involved in & my travel plans. So, I quit. Lately, I'm not traveling as much as earlier so I've just traded my Rossi's on new clarinets & am getting in shape again. I hope to play some in the orchestra again this season.

I've enjoyed playing more in the past few weeks than ever before...it's never too late.

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