Friend, former fellow Concordian and premier virtuoso composer Jonn Sokol held his senior composition recital at Baldwin-Wallace College in Berea. I attended with friend, former fellow Concordian and premier rock-of-many-colors performer Gabe McElwain. We came, we saw; Jonn kicked it. Tone clusters, atonal dirges, double quintets - it was a sight to see. Afterwards, Gabe and I shuffled into the reception room. Jonn entered and with an explosion of secondary applause from his family and friends, the party began.
Naturally, we spent the time hobknobbing and engaging in various forms of wiseacre tomfoolery. To wit:
Gabe: So, yeah.
Mike: Music.
Gabe: (surveys scene) Music.
Mike: Courses related to music.
Gabe: Yes.
Mike: Degrees derived from courses related to music.
Gabe: (pauses) Careers pursued with degrees derived from courses related to music.
Mike: Encyclopedia entries about careers pursued with degrees derived from courses related to music.
Gabe: Bibliographies -
Mike: W-what? (laughing)
Gabe: Bibliographies citing encyclopedia entries about careers pursued with degrees derived from courses related to music.
Mike: (pauses, thinking; then grins broadly) Okay. Papers written for classes related to music -
Gabe: Ha!
Mike: (laughing) Papers written for classes related to music with bibliographies citing encyclopedia entries about careers pursued with degrees derived from courses related to music.
Gabe and Mike: (aware that they completed an entire cycle of goofy nondescription, both wriggle in creative ecstasy; exeunt right)
Later on (paraphrased):
Gabe: I motion for "College Girls." All those in favor, say "aye." The "ayes" have it, motion is passed. College girls.
A good time. I gave looks, I got looks; specifically from the shapely soprano I'd had my eye on since she sang Jonn's second-to-last piece. In complete adherence to the vocal student stereotype, she conspicously sang "'Scu-u-u-use me" on a descending minor third when she pushed past to snag a few more bits of finger food. Twice. Growl.
I haven't had so much fun on an outing in months. So good to see everyone.