[Moriah] Performances

This past week, I've been involved in several flute choir performances. Last Thursday evening, we played for a lawyer's office party in a downtown highrise. It was quite a posh party, and was fairly fun to play for. Though, I don't think most of the attendees were listening or cared about us playing. Only a few actually acknowledged us and thanked us for playing.



Sunday, we played for a service at the flute choir director's church, St. John's Methodist. The flute choir plays for one service each year to pay them back for letting us rehearse at the church. Unfortunately for me, it was not a very pleasant experience. Playing the music was fun, but having to sit through the service was extremely uncomfortable. While I was raised Catholic as a child, and then Lutheran when I was older, I have always felt uncomfortable with those religions. As I've grown older I've turned further away from organized and Christian religion and have followed my own set of beliefs, which are much closer to those of Native Americans. While I sat there listening to the ministers preaching away, I was angered by many things they said and did. The entire scene bothered me. I nearly jumped out of my seat and yelled at the preachers for some of the things they said, but of course that would have ruined my reputation with the flute club and choir. Soooo...on to the third performance.



Tonight we played for a retirement home downtown called The Summit. It was fabulous! The residents were so excited to have us play for them and they enjoyed every piece. They even asked us questions about the history of the flute and about music after we finished playing. They laughed and joked and clapped many times. It was a great time and I hope we play there again soon!



This coming Saturday, we're finishing off our fall season by playing for a luncheon at St. John's. We'll see how it goes.



Overall, I'm having tons of fun playing in a group again. I am extremely grateful for the treatments I've received at the chiropractor that have allowed me to pick up my flute after not being able to play for the past three years. I am looking forward to many more performances in the future. WHEEEEEEEEEEE!