There's nothing quite like going back over the last four years of one's life. Experiencing all of the big moments again, feeling the wide range of emotions that were felt, remembering some friends you used to have, and seeing what a dumb naïve asshole you used to be. Here's to knowing that in another couple of years, I'll look back on this moment ( Read more... )

This summer has actually been quite enjoyable. I went to New York, Canada, and San Francisco for music-related things, I've started practicing consistently for the first time in a long time, and in three weeks, I'm going to take my first professional audition for the Detroit Symphony Orchestra. It's very strange going to an audition genuinely ( Read more... )

I think I have officially run out of patience. Up until recently, I have always been able to remain mostly calm and collected in the face of stupidity and vapidness. However, of late, I have just started snapping at people, most of whom don't really deserve it. Even the most trite little misunderstanding will just set off a trigger. It started ( Read more... )

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Yesterday, in the period of 20 minutes, I saw five gay couples being openly romantic in public. It was crazy, they were everywhere! I love San Francisco ( Read more... )

Last night I had a dream where I had transferred to the Manhattan School of Music. I got there in the dead of winter (even though it was the beginning of the school year) and I went in and auditioned. A few hours later, they posted the results, and although it was very unclear to me who they chose, I thought it was some chick for some reason, and ( Read more... )

Today, I was drinking with a friend of mine, and we got into a very deep discussion about our psychological problems. I was kind of drunk, but I said out loud a lot of things that were true about myself, and for whatever reason, I feel that I need to repost them here ( Read more... )

Well, it's been over a month, so of course there have been lots of changes. I'm officially half-way done with UCLA! Woo! I'm on summer break, and I ended the quarter with a 3.8 gpa. I'm sad though, because a lot of my really good friends are leaving, which also means that some of the best musicians are leaving. Hopefully we get some good ( Read more... )

R.I.P. Mstislav Rostropovich. You will be greatly missed.


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At the end of the 08-09 season, Esa-Pekka will be leaving the Philharmonic, and 26-year-old Venezualen conductor Gustavo Dudamel will take his place. Crazy! Here's the article:http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-phil8apr08,0,