Synthesis 001: Where Are You?

We got our music very early on in the Synthesis season, as far as I can remember. At least, we definitely thought it was early. I'm pretty sure we had part two by the end of the first week, or something like that. I remember we were supposed to learn it during one of the first practices and then we ensembled it later that practice.

We had the pit instruments facing the TV and the doors then, in an arch. I can't remember what instrument I was on, but I think it was xylophone. They always put me on xylophone. We were playing through the first sections of part two. Kathleen and Sarah were still in the pit then, so they had the marimba 1 and marimba 2 parts that Steve and I would take later.

There was a Dr. Beat on, I remember, and it was extremely, extremely loud. I had my music in front of me because I still didn't have it memorized. We were playing the same piece over and over again, I guess it was the first three measures or so. At one point, Christian gave a direction that I didn't quite understand. I played the same bit that I had just been playing. He stopped everyone, came over to me, and said very cuttingly, "I'm at measure four. Where are you?"

I forget exactly what I told him. I'm not sure I told him anything. I might have just judged him and assumed he was a jerk at that point, in which case I wouldn't have responded.

Although I'm a little sad it was directed at me, that was definitley one of Christian's best, defining lines all season. People said it for years after that whenever someone didn't listen to directions, and we'd all think of that exact same moment.

Peace out.