WARNING(virus check bypassed): Re: [TPIN] Wedding nightmare -- Forgetting the horn and other such delights

[Achias1 at mchsi.com]

Although it wasn't much of a nightmare (for me, at least) I've been asked to
preceed the bride down the aisle three times. They were all at the same church
so I guess the word got around that it was a cool thing.

It still felt quite awkward.

I coordinated with the organist in the balcony by playing the first to measures
by myself, then she joined at my tempo.

Merry Christmas, Everyone!

Dave



> > When the bride arrived at the rehearsal, I was told that her plan  
> > was for
> > the trumpet player (me) to precede her, PLAYING THE TRUMPET WHILE
> > PROCESSING, down the aisle.  I told her that such things did not  
> > happen
> > -- wedding trumpeters stood by the organ (or occasionally in a  
> > loft), but
> > never, ever processed while playing.  My recollection is that the  
> > tears
> > actually spurted from her eyes as she sobbed about having had a dream
> > since she was a little girl that the trumpet player would march  
> > down the
> > aisle ahead of her.  Did I mention that her father was the pastor  
> > of the
> > church?  So, I tried it.  Even with my muttering to myself, heavy
> > sighing, rolling my eyes, and shaking my head, it went very well,  
> > and was
> > very effective.