A Week On a Mountain

California Philharmonic Youth Orchestra

Summer Camp

      I had an awesome week in my CPYO overnight summer camp. It was on top of a mountain in the West Valley College!  I practiced violin, swam, practiced again, had rehearsal, practiced, watched a movie, practiced, had a rehearsal, practiced, and on and on and on.(You can tell there was a lot of practicing.) Let me tell you all about it...

On the first day, Sunday, I arrived in the afternoon and ate a yummy dinner of spaghetti and meatballs. The next morning,  day campers arrived. We rehearsed and practiced the whole day. Then, at 9pm, we played in the CPYO Olympics. Tasks involved kicking your shoe off into a hoop, a rock-paper-scissors war, and much much more.

On Tuesday, we had Game night, kind of like CPYO Olympics but just not so competitive. On Wednesday, you coundn't even fall asleep with all the noise coming from the other campers practicing for the next day's seating audition! (I tried to fall asleep, but failed, of course.)

Thursday. The dreaded seating audition. I got 9th in second violin! There was barbecue for dinner and it was AWESOME!  I also had campfire that night. I roasted 3 marshmallows! The next day, Friday, I went on a Night Hike. It was pitch black! But still, I saw a satellite and actually lived through a meteor shower!

Concert day has come! My orchestra pulled off a supergalifragilisticexpiallydocios show! This camp went by sooooo quickly! I had a wonderful week on the mountain. Now time to go back home! :-)