O my aching back

After many years of not playing the violin, these three-hour rehearsals are tough. I have pains in muscles I had forgotten about.

We had our dress rehearsal Thursday, and Friday we took a five-hour bus ride to Brasov, played Brahms' Requiem, and returned to Cluj. Last night we played the concert in Cluj, and today we go to Oradea for the final concert. Chorus and orchestra are doing quite well, I think. It is a big undertaking to prepare this in a week.