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concert tomorrow
brahms beethoven rimsky-k
come hear charlton play

On the Eve of the Concert

Well ladies and gentlemen, faithful readers of the blog, we thank you for taking the time to listen to us. Our much anticipated concert is in less than 24 hours! We have been through a lot together in the last three weeks. We have rehearsed nearly 35 hours for tomorrow's performance. During these long hours of rehearsal, we have learned a lot about playing large symphonic works in a chamber music setting. Perhaps the most important skill that most of us have gained from this process is our refined rhetoric. Communication has been our largest obstacle. Learning how to refrain from ascribing fault has been extremely important to our development as a musical group. This has helped us overcome some of the inevitable differences of the winds and strings. These differences are precisely what makes the process of orchestrating a symphonic concert without a conductor difficult and thus rewarding. We hope that many of you do come hear us tomorrow!

Again, thank you for reading!

Run Out Concert A Success!

Congratulations to the OIMSM for a successful run out concert. Here are some pictures of last Thursday. Photos courtesy of Robert Smith.