We made it through our first full day of rehearsal, enjoyed a rollicking Viking dinner, and played games in the evening. It was a great day.
The funniest part of the whole evening was during an opera duel. A few orchestra members paired up and sang about how their instrument was better than their opponents, etc. Mary (oboist and soprano) and Vlad (violist, tubist, and bass) were singing about what was better, to sing soprano or bass. Mary began singing Mozart's "Queen of the Night", and then Vlad began singing it as well. That received a lot of laughs.