So today I auditioned to be on the sub list with the Milwaukee Symphony. It was a really strange audition for me in many ways. For one, I had basically given up on it since I couldn't play one of the three excerpts well at all. I figured I'd just blow off the audition, so last night I had quite a bit to drink at a party given by my friend in Milwaukee, and didn't touch my cello all day either. So today I got up and practiced a bit and then went to the audition. Still couldn't play the Mozart excerpt at all, but I didn't really care that much. Still, I don't like being confronted with problems and not finding solutions, so I just figured out a whole new set of fingerings, and lo and behold it actually worked. So despite having not practiced for a day, and being hung over, I had the best audition by far that I've ever had. I'm not going to say it was perfect or anything like that, but I felt really secure the whole time, no jitters or anything. And I just got an E-Mail saying I made the sub list. No mention of WHERE I fall on said list, but hell, I'm happy with the result. The person behind the screen also gave me some really good tips on how to play the excerpts, so I feel I also learned a good bit from this experience, especially about Ein Heldenleben. I was doing it all wrong for sure, the suggestions he gave just made so much sense. So yeah, it was a good weekend for the most part. I hope I get called, if only for one concert. It'd be great fun, and great money.