The Premier

The Composition Seminar Premier Concert was to be held in the Little Chapel, with a commencement time of 7:30PM.

I stood there, in a daze, staring at my wardrobe from the outside of the large walk in closet, positioned along the entrance wall of my dormitory room. Sick with apprehension of the evenings premier, my ability to choose the proper attire seemed overwhelming. After a good 10 minute stare down between me and the opening of my walk in closet, I coerced myself into grabbing a pair of dress slacks and a button down shirt. After lacing my oxford shoes, I ran a comb through my ear length hair and set out for the Little Chapel. 

I arrived at the Little Chapel to find that a majority of the church pews were already reserved, and that all composition students were neatly seated in the first row pew. With the back of their heads to me, I quickly slide into the nearest available aisle seat trying to dodge them or Mr. Lewis' from noticing my presence. 

Finally, the time had arrived for the concert to begin. My piano duo was positioned fifth in the concerts' lineup. This was the first time, for me, hearing my fellow classmates compositions in their entirety. I couldn't help but notice the length and complexity of the compositions that premiered before mine. With each passing premier, I found myself slumping further down into my church pew seat. With the knowledge that my piece was, comparatively, quite simple, running a little over two minutes in length, I began to grow rather uneasy with the thought of its  premier. The inevitable premier was now glaring me directly in the face. Silence fell as the pianist and violinist took their positions on stage. The sound of the piano announced the beginning of my piece and I observed a hushed crowd's reaction as they performed my piano duo. The couple seated next to me, enthusiastically flipped through the program both pointing to the brief on my composition. Such an act stood out, because I had not observed them referencing their program since the beginning of the concert. Completely flattered I thought to myself, little do they know that they were sitting directly next to me. The performers terminated and the audience began to applaud. Mr. Lewis announced my name inviting me to the stage to take a bow, as he had for all other composition students prior. When I pulled myself up from my slumped pew position, the couple next to me turned with open mouths in awe. I made my way to the front of the Little Chapel where I took my place on stage and graciously took a bow. Though quickly returning to the perfect seat next to the enthusiastic couple, camouflaged within the Little Chapel's audience.