Chuck's Journal
March 8, 2005

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What is a “Billabong”?

No pastries to be found yet….. The seafood is great….some sunblock will be needed this week!

Gainesville hotel

The gazebo at the Gainesville hotel.
Our hotel overlooked a beautiful lake.

The Curtis M. Phillips Center

The concert was a great success! The Phillips Center is beautiful! You can see from the pictures that there was plenty of room backstage and in the hall. The acoustic was a little dry but powerful.

The sights backstage

Spacious backstage of the Phipps Center.
PSO Principal Bass Trombone Murray Crewe warms up for the concert.
Principal Trombone Pete Sullivan.

The sights onstage

View from the trumpet section.
Here’s what we see from stage.

PSO Percussion

PSO Horns

PSO Horn Bob Lauver.
PSO Horn Zach Smith.

PSO Bassoons

PSO Principal Contrabassoon Jim Rodgers.

PSO Strings

Last minute adjustments!
PSO Violas Isaias Zelkowicz and Penny Brill.

PSO Brass

PSO Trombone Bob Hamrick's view of the stage.

View from the Audience