Sphinx Chamber Orchestra Tour

Hey girls and boys,

I feel very strange for doing this because I don't even do this in my own language. But I am going to give it my best. Please excuse my bad spellings sometimes. How did I get in to this? Hm, well, first I received a message on facebook from Afa urging and looking for players and I thought, wow, it's in the middle of the school year and I am going to miss classes. I thought it wasn't the best idea since this is my last year in school. I didn't think it much si I said to myself, "I am going to do it". This is a unique experience and thought it would expose me to wonderful experiences with great human beings.

I can't complain because, thanks to missing three and a half weeks of classes and lessons, for the first time ever I went to Carnegie Hall and performed with the most amazing players. As soon as I walked into Carnegie, the first thing I thought it was, "wow, we are about to perform where great musicians such as Heifetz, Oistrakh, Ricci, Anne-Sophia Muter, Leonard Bernstein and so on, performed once". I couldn't believe it. I couldn't stop thinking about it in the dress rehearsal. Anyways, Carnegie Hall was one of the most touching moments for me in the tour. And also because, despite of the unfortunate accident in Ohio, guess what, Janina was back in the second violin section ready to lead us. I thought that was the most courageus thing ever.

I have been learning so much from each one of the players for the past three weeks and have shared so many incredible experiences. We became indeed a family in the SCO tour and I feel very lucky to have been part of it. It was definitely worth it to miss all of that time of classes in school.

I wish everyone a great and succesful rest of the year. I hope to run into most of you around the globe because it is indeed a small world and you never know.

Thank you all for being super cool and talented.
Best of luck,
Sinceramente y con mucho amor,
Sandro