NEOBI 2008
Today Case held the Northeast Ohio Band Invitational (NEOBI) at Severance Hall. Besides the Case Symphonic Winds, four local high schools participated in the event for five and a half hours of (almost) continuous music.
Although I've now played in and helped with multiple performances at Severance, I still get awe struck when seeing the awesomeness of the hall. Besides being kept in beautiful condition, the design of both the inside and outside of the building is so spectacular that it almost makes me want to switch from economics to architecture. I remember the first time I played on the main hall's stage and getting vertigo when looking up at the highest seats in the balcony.
I didn't think our performance today was too bad, but we definitely would have benefited from having more rehearsal time in such a large room (to solve some phasing issues). I also look forward to playing at Severance again in March and April with a new, non-pops repertoire. From what I heard, the high school bands did a great job as well. I heard some of the schools perform "Havendance" and "Military Escort", bringing me back to my days at Foran.
After the last band finished up at 7:30pm, the few of us on the evening crew managed to pack everything up into the U-Haul truck and unload it back at Denison in a little bit more than an hour. This road runner speed allowed us to get back sooner than expected and enjoy the remainder of our Sunday evening before class tomorrow morning.
Although I've now played in and helped with multiple performances at Severance, I still get awe struck when seeing the awesomeness of the hall. Besides being kept in beautiful condition, the design of both the inside and outside of the building is so spectacular that it almost makes me want to switch from economics to architecture. I remember the first time I played on the main hall's stage and getting vertigo when looking up at the highest seats in the balcony.
I didn't think our performance today was too bad, but we definitely would have benefited from having more rehearsal time in such a large room (to solve some phasing issues). I also look forward to playing at Severance again in March and April with a new, non-pops repertoire. From what I heard, the high school bands did a great job as well. I heard some of the schools perform "Havendance" and "Military Escort", bringing me back to my days at Foran.
After the last band finished up at 7:30pm, the few of us on the evening crew managed to pack everything up into the U-Haul truck and unload it back at Denison in a little bit more than an hour. This road runner speed allowed us to get back sooner than expected and enjoy the remainder of our Sunday evening before class tomorrow morning.
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