Westerville Concert Band 10/12

This was a rehearsal for the fall concert which is scheduled for 11/2. We had a smaller horn section than usual - three for the first 45 minutes or so, then two more showed up later. As usual, we did so much better with the smaller section. I am not sure why that is. Perhaps we can all hear each other and lock in more. Or maybe with eight people, two or three people missing the mark are gumming up the whole section. The first player did not show and he had the first folder, so there were no solos to be heard in the section. It got me to thinking about how I've never heard a really good horn solo in my six years with the group. It just seems that we have always had capable but lazy, non-practicing people in the first horn chair. This is a really good band and it would be nice if we could develop a good horn section that could keep up with everyone else and a good first player worthy of the other soloists. We are getting better, though. Perhaps in a few years.