This is a combo of a few days since the internet really sucks here. So here is Monday (my birthday!) and Tuesday (our first concert!) in Linz, Austria.
This is my breakfast pretty much everyday. No eggs and bacon here. Just some rolls with cream cheese or nutella and maybe a bowl a cereal.
We wait at this subway stop every morning to catch the train to the Brucknerhaus
This was the opening concert was great and featured soloists and ensembles from the UK and Europe.
After that we stayed at the same place and watched Aaron Tindall, a former teacher of ours, play a recital. It was really good.
Then we walked around a little bit. It is so beautiful around here. It's all so perfect.
Nothing like schnitzel and fries for a birthday lunch!
A Man serenading 2 girls tanning with a Tuba. You know your at a tuba conference when...
We like to try out all the different kinds of horns here
The Welcome to Austria concert that night was fantastic. Our teacher, Velvet Brown, played a ridiculous piece with her Tuba/Euphonium quartet Junction. The crowd loved it.
Ms. Brown also conducted a piece called "Sounds of ITEC" which was played by an amazing all-star ensemble of performers from across the globe.
So that's all the really happened on my birthday. We didn't really go out after the concert because we had to be awake at 7am the next morning and be here at 8:30 for a breathing warmup class with renowned euphonium soloist Steven Mead.
The breathing class was great because we had a very crucial dress rehearsal afterwords.
After our rehearsal we went to lunch before going back to the hotel to dress into our concert attire.
Brian is very swaggerful with his awesome sunglasses.
Before our concert, we went to watch another concert featuring David Childs. He played a very cool piece called Sparta. You might hear me playing this in the near future.
After that concert, we got ready for ours. It was in the smaller sized hall, but still equally as cool
Our concert was amazing. We played very well and my music got an international premiere! Everybody was complimenting me and the ensemble for such a great job. But it wasn't just me. The people in this group are amazing musicians and extraordinary human beings. We worked so hard to get here and it was worth every second of it. Not just for my piece, but for the whole concert. I couldn't keep the smile off my face!
After the concert and on our way to dinner, there was a beautiful sunset. And there is little doubt in me that it was my pap looking down from heaven. It was kind of a thrilling moment. I held back from the group and took a few shots. The first is through the Lentos Art Museum. And the second is a view from across the Danube River.
A great ending to a great day in Linz. I will never forget this trip and what it means to me.
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