Tonight, I got back something I had lost without even knowing it.
I remember in high school, I would finish a song and have a strange feeling. It was a combination of emptiness and satisfaction. It was the feeling I got whenever I poured emotion into the horn. It used to be something I felt so often, but I had somehow become separated from it.
Tonight, we had a concert for Wind Symphony and Symphony Band. When we were getting ready to play "Song for Lyndsey," something changed. Whatever it was, I put more emotion into my playing than I have in a long, long time. The feeling was amazing, and contagious. I kept hearing people say that "Song for Lyndsey" was more powerful than they had ever played it before. I missed this feeling. I hope I don't ever lose it again.
-Chris
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