Viva México Concert!!!

OH. MY . GOODNESS!!! the first 3 weeks of school have been C.R.A.Z.Y!!! I'm enyoying it a lot!! haha.. I guess stress spices my life up!!!

So, this week.. I got to see 3 apostles(Elder Holland,Elder Packer, and Elder Hales) in less than 3 days!!! Because they came to our stake conference and to BYU Devotional. This is what you get when you are at BYU!!! :)it's awesome!!!

What else did I do this week??? mmm..I played in piano masterclass, I had 2 radio interviews with Classical 89, and I also had a interview with the Daily Universe (BYU's newspaper) It was pretty cool!! The first interview was with Igor, I don't remember his last name haha. It was mostly about how I decided to come to study piano performance here at BYU, my piano career and what was I going to play in the Viva México Concert.

The second interview, was with Marcus Smith, the senior producer of the radio program "Thinking Aloud". He's a very cool guy!! I also met Wes Sims, the executive producer of the same radio program. In this interview, Dr. Hopkin and I talked about the background of the pieces we were going to perform in Viva México concert.

I'm excited because It's almost certain that my performance is going to be in the radioo!!! cool huh??

Well.. yesterday was the first concert, here at the Madsen Recital Hall, in the HFAC, and it went really well! I was kind of nervous all day long.. then after getting ready and dressed up, I went to warm-up and then to my dress rehearsal. When I went to the Madsen to start my dress rehearsal, Dr. Holden and Professor Monte were there practicing "Estrellita", such a CUTE song!!! I love it!!!
Then, I started playing, and some people were coming already! I was playing so hard.. that one of the notes got out of tune and the piano tunner had to come to fix it. haha.

After my dress rehearsal, I went to my teacher's office to practice some spots I needed to review one more time...
Now, it was 7:25 pm, and I went to the Madsen to get ready and everything. It was packed man!! OMG. no room for anyone else!!
I went to the Madsen's backstage, and the mezzo-sopranos Ruth Christiansen and Carla Rae Cook were there already. Such beautiful women! The guitarist Lawrence Green was there too. Then Dr. Holden came, and we were almost ready to begin!

The Madsen was sooo crowded.. like crazy!! and the stage manager had to tell people that if they didn't have a seat, they were gonna have to leave, So a bunch of people left... and I saw people seating in the hallways outside the Madsen trying to hear the concert.

Then.. the program started!! I was really nervous because all of the performers have Doctorate degrees, and I'm just a humble student haha, but I felt really comfortable among them. They were pretty calm and just chillin' before their turns. I think that helped me to calm down a little bit, and to feel more confident.

I played.. well (I think). I wasn't nervous at all. it was awesome.

I wish I could describe with words my mind's state while I´m performing. It's kind of in the Limbo haha. Sometimes I'm very focused in the music, but some other occasions, the most RANDOM thoughts come to my mind...something like.. yeah I finished my physical science's homework on time. haha it's kinda funny. After I playe
d, Dr. Holden told me "That was amazing!" and everyone told me I did a great job!

I really enjoyed the concert. I feel so blessed!! I'm so lucky!!

Now. this coming week has some "excitement".. 2 midterms, 1 paper, and a concert in Temple Square!!!

Bring it on BYU!!!