After a frenetic night of dancing with a group of traditional Hungarian musicians whose virtuosity is more than impressive, this morning we had a lot of tutti rehearsals. The rehearsals were very intense, with a lot of concentration and, above all, a lot of jokes! At the end of the day, we organized the French evening, which is already shaping up to be incredible!
Lea, violinist
Yesterday, at the German Party, there were many different stations, where everyone could get to know German culture better, e.g. milking or guessing swabian words. To end the evening the Germans played Polkas and everyone ate pretzels.
The next morning we continued with register rehearsals, while the jazz band rehearsed the piece that was specially arranged for Trina. After that, everyone met for the tutti rehearsals, in which the strings and wind instruments rehearsed together for the first time. Now everyone is looking forward to ending the day with the Hungarian evening.
-Lara, clarinet
After partying all night long, today, at 9, almost everyone was at section rehearsals. There were 2 rehearsals and a tutti. Between the two, the usual coffee break took place, which is super important in these times! The lunch was ice cream soup (yes, it looks special, but who knows?!) After lunch at the wood section's rehearsal Márkó (clarinet player) conducted us for the first time ever! After that we ate our
dinners, and the German night is still ahead!
It was a short night... And a snoring noise was heard in our bedroom (I won't mention the name...)
But this morning we were all looking forward to playing! Before the first sectional rehearsal, we had a little get-together and were given the traditional gift, and this year, as the heat is quite intense in Hungary, we were given a fan! After lunch, there were several options open to us: a tour of the town, a siesta (a large number of Trinidadians chose this option) or basketball under the sun for the bravest (or craziest, it's up to you).
The rehearsals follow one another, in desks and for the first time this week, the Tutti.... What a beauty!
After an exhausting journey through Europe, I finally arrived in Pilisvörösvár, near Budapest. We were warmly welcomed by all the other Trinasians, who waited for us a good part of the night, and some of them played us beautiful brass pieces. Nothing better than to get in the Trina atmosphere! After that, a well-deserved rest is necessary to start this intense week in our best shape!
