Nothing had changed, but our ages. The years of graduating keep on increasing however I can't do anything to prevent it. Look at my Euphonium, and I realised time is still cruel. It took away of its shine, it corroded its golden surface. This made me sad, but these also represent the hard works and the memories that every players had gone through, with the Euphonium.
I had imagined for many times, to combine and play song with my dear band members like what we always did as previous. Since the day graduated from high school, this scene is nearly impossible for us. But finally we did it, we combined, for every sections, though it was small, and a bit of incomplete, with also a conductor, some previous scores, and we started to play.
I will always find myself enjoyed in playing music. Of course this must be played together with other band members. I was so desperate to play the old songs, the songs we always play during our era in band, Ocean Ridge, Blue Ridge, Babylon, I had enjoyed every single notes that I played, until the last note, and hold, and stop.
Because of not playing for a very long time, our tones were no longer sound nice, we get tired easily after we buzzed constantly for a few high notes. Compared to previous, our stamina were no longer there, our side reading skills, playing skills, fingering had all gone with time uncontrollably. Somehow we still continue to play, don't bother how was the sound like, nobody will care for it.
We just want to let the memories live again, we just want to experience like what we experienced as previous, the days full of music and happiness.
After playing for few songs, after we gained our satisfaction, we finally gathered at McD, and there started our long chatting session. I can't believe that we had chatted for so many hours. We keep talking on band, threw back the interest and funny parts that we did previously in band, keep on laughing non-stop.
I really enjoyed to the max. After so many years, I still feel the same, this was the thing that never changed.
I love you guys, I love my Euphonium, I love band. Thanks everybody for making this to happened, thanks for making time to come back, thanks for all the contribution, thanks for the juniors for preparing the farewell party, it was simple, but it was meaningful to every one of us.
