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Monday, March 27, 2006
Monday, March 20, 2006
National Trumpet Competition
Yo Mat Riders,
Apa macam braddas and sistas... alamak, dah lama Mat tak blog. Super busy man. From Feb to now, no space to breathe man. Finally, now is spring break...can relac a bit.
Mat just came back from George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia from the National Trumpet Competition. What a good weekend. Drive quite long man. Mat left wednesday. Mat made pit-stop in NYC first, relac over there with friends. Then thursday morning continue to Virginia.
The competition was great. www.nationaltrumpetcomp.org. Many great trumpet players like Bobby shew, David Hickman, Chris Gekker and Chris Jaudes performed. Mat had the opportunity to play at a masterclass for Hickman, Jaudes and Shew in front of 100 trumpet players. As you can guess...nervous like hell but it was ok.
The competition lasted from 16-19th. Mat's semi-finals was on the 18th. 32 semi-finalists, only 4 will make it, so mat din make it. The competition was amazing. The people who made it deserved it. The best part is we get back comment sheets so we know what to work on.
Mat din stick around for the finals and decided to drive back. Drive was amazingly pleasant. Mat got some audiobooks from the Boston Public Library. Man...didn't know the rape of Nanking was so brutal...anyway, Mat stopped by Yale on the way back. Had some singaporean food man, cooked by singaporeans! This place, Ivy noodles, in Yale. Hung out with a couple of friends for dinner before heading back to Boston.
Later,
Mat Love
Apa macam braddas and sistas... alamak, dah lama Mat tak blog. Super busy man. From Feb to now, no space to breathe man. Finally, now is spring break...can relac a bit.
Mat just came back from George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia from the National Trumpet Competition. What a good weekend. Drive quite long man. Mat left wednesday. Mat made pit-stop in NYC first, relac over there with friends. Then thursday morning continue to Virginia.
The competition was great. www.nationaltrumpetcomp.org. Many great trumpet players like Bobby shew, David Hickman, Chris Gekker and Chris Jaudes performed. Mat had the opportunity to play at a masterclass for Hickman, Jaudes and Shew in front of 100 trumpet players. As you can guess...nervous like hell but it was ok.
The competition lasted from 16-19th. Mat's semi-finals was on the 18th. 32 semi-finalists, only 4 will make it, so mat din make it. The competition was amazing. The people who made it deserved it. The best part is we get back comment sheets so we know what to work on.
Mat din stick around for the finals and decided to drive back. Drive was amazingly pleasant. Mat got some audiobooks from the Boston Public Library. Man...didn't know the rape of Nanking was so brutal...anyway, Mat stopped by Yale on the way back. Had some singaporean food man, cooked by singaporeans! This place, Ivy noodles, in Yale. Hung out with a couple of friends for dinner before heading back to Boston.
Later,
Mat Love
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