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Youth orchestra flautist wwx punches principal trumpet player jin zixuan after he insulted his sister for quitting piano and creates a domino affect that ends with jgs getting arrested for fraud and tax evasion
The powers that be decide to foster inter-section ties through chamber ensembles.
Lwj finds this deeply unfair because obviously this is a brass/wind issue, why should the strings get dragged into it?
Lwj finds this deeply unfair because obviously this is a brass/wind issue, why should the strings get dragged into it?
Anyway, chamber music is useless to him because he’s going to be a world famous soloist so he’s never going to need chamber music skills
Or at least, that’s what he says to lxc, who looks on with amusement
(Lxc is assistant conductor)
Or at least, that’s what he says to lxc, who looks on with amusement
(Lxc is assistant conductor)
Lxc is “good friends” with arts administrative assistant Meng Yao, so he knows that it’s actually a publicity stunt to direct attention away from philanthropist jin guangshan’s affairs
Side note: Meng Yao was a promising young trumpet player without the means to continue his education
He asked his dad to help him pay for music school and was rudely (and publicly) rejected
He’s not salty at all
(He totally is)
He asked his dad to help him pay for music school and was rudely (and publicly) rejected
He’s not salty at all
(He totally is)
So so so, lwj gets paired with wwx (naturally) and they’ve never spoken before, but lwj recognizes him as one of the few competent players in the wind section, also his face is aesthetically pleasing but there’s no need to get into that
UNFORTUNATELY all of this is overshadowed by the fact that wwx is the reason lwj has to give up 2 hours of practicing time every Wednesday and Friday for rehearsal, which is unforgivable. How is he going to make it to Carnegie Hall now
Wwx, for his part has had his eye on lwj for years, going back to when he and Jiang Cheng were both competing for concert master every other month and lwj scolded him for showing off excessively before rehearsal
(Yes, unfortunately, wwx was THAT kid running through his fancy concertos when he was supposed to be tuning)
Anyway so the first rehearsal comes and like, it starts fine
Kinda stilted and awkward, with wwx being his overly familiar self and lwj holding himself coldly separate
The first problem arises when they have to pick their music
Kinda stilted and awkward, with wwx being his overly familiar self and lwj holding himself coldly separate
The first problem arises when they have to pick their music
Lwj wants to play some thing stately, a classic
(let’s be real here, the boy thinks he’s a baroque person but in a few years he’ll learn to play romantic era pieces, like REALLY play them, and the world will never recover. Wwx won’t either)
(let’s be real here, the boy thinks he’s a baroque person but in a few years he’ll learn to play romantic era pieces, like REALLY play them, and the world will never recover. Wwx won’t either)
Wwx wants to play an anime cover
So uh, yeah!!! There are some differences in taste!
Unstoppable force meet immovable object
And wwx spends the entire two hours trying to get a rise out of lwj a la canon so there’s also that
Unstoppable force meet immovable object
And wwx spends the entire two hours trying to get a rise out of lwj a la canon so there’s also that
(Side note: I have no idea what the standard repertoire for cello/flute duet is, so if anyone has any suggestions!!! Send help)
Lwj, internally during the entire meeting: I could be playing Bach Preludes right now. I want to be in a string quartet with Wen Qing
Lwj, externally: I do not believe “cowboy bebop” is appropriate chamber music
Lwj, externally: I do not believe “cowboy bebop” is appropriate chamber music
In the end, it takes the whole 2 hours but they compromise.
They’ll start with Villa-Lobos’ The Jet Whistle (a relatively well known composer, not stuffy European man!) and a Studio Ghibli medley (anime adjacent, but v pretty)
They’ll start with Villa-Lobos’ The Jet Whistle (a relatively well known composer, not stuffy European man!) and a Studio Ghibli medley (anime adjacent, but v pretty)
Lwj: do you know any studio ghibli medley’s for cello and flute
Wwx, waving a hand: I’m sure musescore has something
Yung lwj of the orderly world view: anxiety SPIKE
Wwx, waving a hand: I’m sure musescore has something
Yung lwj of the orderly world view: anxiety SPIKE
Lxc, picking up lwj from rehearsal: so how did it go ;)
Lwj: no.
Lwj: no.
Off screen: jc (violin) and wen Qing (viola) are in a group together. He has never been so scared or so horny
More off screen things: jyl started on piano, then briefly violin, was into composing (think the lesser known sisters of famous composers, mendelsohn, Mozart) before deciding that music wasn’t for her
Jzx derides her choice but secretly wants to do the same
Jzx derides her choice but secretly wants to do the same
Anyway, so the next few rehearsals come and go
How /do/ they go?
How /do/ they go?
I just think wangxian would have a very fun time arguing over how to interpret music
Especially because they’d be coming at it from different perspectives and also they both care a LOT
