Advent Calendar XXI

 

Friday night and Saturday morning!

I must learn to look up more often!

Last night was an odd one, Croydon Brass played at a community Christmas Concert, we played a short set of four pieces, and then at the end we accompanied the "mass choirs" in a rendition of Mariah Carey's All I Want for Christmas ~ three out of the five pieces we played were my arrangements. In many ways the band played as well as I've heard them, and there was a tremendous atmosphere in the hall.

I had quite a few friends in the audience and some of the other groups, I get the definite impression that we did do as well as I thought! It was very gratifying to play so much, and finish with, my own arrangements in what I expect to be my final performance with Croydon Brass as MD. I am certainly very happy to have gone out with a bang, rather than a whimper. I was also very touched that the band bought me some flowers and a bottle to say thank you for the time I have been with them.

It was quite late when I got home but I was still buzzing, and hadn't eaten since a late brunch, by the time I had cooked myself something I was seriously considering not going to bed at all, but by about 2:30 I was beginning to drop off, so I called it a day and went to bed.  Which means I had about three hours sleep last night, as my taxi was scheduled for 05:45 to get me to the airport in time for a 10:30 flight. I am now enjoying a cold Cisk looking out over St Paul's Bay