So close!

So school starts in less than two weeks, and contrary to popular opinion, I am ready to go. I am, believe it or not, kinda tired of living in Provo and would like to try something new. I have been in contact with the Director of Admissions as well as the Head of the Early Music Department at Longy (the organ degrees are offered through that department, but I am not restricted to early music). Both have been very kind to me in regards to questions I have about the school. As I have stated before, this school is an amazing opportunity for me, and I would feel very honored to be accepted there. Auditions are being held in February. The Admissions director actually told me that, since there are very few organ applicants each year, they will most likely be able to work around my schedule if needed. That was pretty cool. Coming from BYU, where the music department has roughly 800 or so music majors, it will be quite a change. Longy has less than 250 students. So, if we did it by proportions, 15 out of 800 students are organists here at BYU. That would mean (proportionally, of course) that less than 4 out of the 250 students at Longy are organists. That would be awesome! Well, mainly because it would mean that I would get even more individual attention from my professors, especially as a graduate student. Anyway, not saying that number is accurate (still waiting to hear back from Professor Fitch), but it is still a neat place.

Either way, I am ready to move on to the next phase of my life, which will be getting underway shortly. I am hoping to be able to visit the school sometime before Thanksgiving in order to become somewhat acquainted with the facilities and the faculty there. Prof Fitch also told me that she would arrange for me to sit in on some classes while I'm there. That would also be cool. Anyway, so that's what I am looking forward to over the course of the next year. I am ready to move on to different things and to try something new. That's what life is about, right? I don't want to be stagnate, and this would really open up opportunities, such as church musicianship, that just are not available in the predominately-LDS Utah. So yeah, let's go!