Boredom and Beethoven

So after enjoying reading my friends' blogs, I decided to jump on the bandwagon. I can't really promise anything exciting, since I do happen to live in Pittsburgh, and when you have no money, there's not really that much to do around here. So I'm sitting, bored out of my mind at 11:52 PM. I'm unemployed, trying desperately to find a job, without much luck, and I'm hoping that my BFA in Vocal Music Performance will do something to get me a job in something OTHER THAN Vocal Music Performance. So far, it's not looking good.

It has been raining nonstop for an entire week, and I'm over it. I'd just like to see some sun. It was playing "just the tip" on and off today, and as soon as I got excited it was out, the clouds covered it up again. Oh what I'd do to be able to go hiking! I have so much pent up energy and no way to release it.

I did see an epic performance of Beethoven's 9th with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra last night with one of my SAI sisters. It was a borderline religious experience. If you ever get the opportunity to see it live, do it. It is a masterpiece. I was sitting there, not really knowing the piece, but wondering how the "Ode to Joy" would tie in to the rest of it because it was all orchestral until the fourth movement. It was absolutely incredible how Beethoven foreshadowed the climax of the piece, and when the baritone solo came in (he was INCREDIBLE, by the way), I knew that I was going to have one of those moments where my desire to be a musician is reaffirmed. I did. I was THAT PERSON who cried at the symphony. The chorus joined in, the "Ode to Joy", that little ditty everyone knows and hums, and it was overwhelming, the sheer power of it. I can't imagine what it would have been like for the people experiencing the premiere. My entire body was covered in goosebumps, my heart was pounding, I could feel the adrenaline coursing through my veins, and the tears just...happened. It was the next thing. Sensory overload. I didn't want it to end. When the last chord was played, the entire audience jumped to their feet, and we applauded and cheered for what seemed like eons. It was one of the most incredible experiences of my life, and God, am I glad I went. Music like that is why I perform. I'll be really lucky if I can give that kind of experience to just one person, because as cheesy as it sounds, it was life changing.