The Hammond Band recently participated in the Carowinds Music Festival. We performed three songs at the Carowinds theater for a panel of three judges. We were unlucky enough to have one of our songs written by one of the three judges. During this particular song a breeze blew my music off my stand! Since I am the first saxophone, I am right in front in clear view of our entire audience. I had two stare at my stand for the remaining two lines of the song. The band played great, though, despite the judge who had written our song giving us some "constructive" criticism post-performance. We scored a 1 from all of our judges. A 1 is the best score out of five. This is called a superior. We have never gotten a superior rating before, so it was a great start to our day at Carowinds.
We went on many rides at Carowinds including the Intimidator, Vortex, Carolina Cobra, Afterburner and Thunder Road. My favorite was the Vortex because we were standing up. My least favorite was Thunder Road because it was wooden and very bumpy! My head was constantly banging on the lightly padded sides. My group of four enjoyed many "complimentary" cups of water which seemed like the best water in the world every time. This is due to being very thirsty. I also treated myself to a blue berry ICEE. I had not had one of these in a long time. It was a very refreshing snack.
I had a great time and look forward to returning next year. I am very proud of the band for our Superior rating!
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