<p>Stringfollies- we cant get out of our town. Called and rescheduled our audition for Thursday. We have the profs home phone so we just called him directly. Hope your son has an outstanding audition!!!! I bet the university is just lovely with all that snow!!</p>
<p>My D has her last audition at Oberlin today. With the nasty weather yesterday, the 7 hours drive turn 11 hours. Their car hit a truck on ohio tpk, about 55 miles to Oberlin. Now I don't care about the audition, I just want them home safely. They decide to stay one more night there. Oberlin's last audition event will start in 7 minutes. I wish all musicians/parents/faculties will have a smooth and safe day!</p>
<p>I'm watching the Weather Channel now and you guys are braver than I. I fought the ice when we were in Westerville, but I just saw that there are blizzard conditions now in Columbus. I was complaining about the rain here until I saw a may of Ohio! Good luck to all - be careful out there.</p>
<p>We are finished now also. Last audition was yesterday at University of Michigan. This was the most difficult trip for us to make since daughter had a concert the evening before with the youth orchestra and professional orchestra doing a side-by-side performance. We drove 6 hours through the night to get to Ann Arbor at 3 a.m., Auditioned at 10:45 and them headed 6 hours back to Buffalo in dicey weather. Boy, am I glad that's done! The audition went pretty well, so my fingers are crossed.</p>
<p>Good gracious! This is parental dedication to the audition cause way above and beyond the call of duty. Stay safe out there, friends.</p>
<p>Just got a call from my daughter at Otterbein; last night's opening performance of their opera was cancelled, and tonight's performance may be cancelled as well. Since they had dual-cast the principals roles, they may add an evening performance after tomorrow's matinee. I feel so badly for the seniors but am glad Otterbein is considering the safety of their patrons.</p>
<p>Now I just have to decide if I'm heading down tomorrow or not; I've never missed one of my daughter's performances, but the extreme weather conditions in central Ohio are definitely giving me pause.</p>
<p>I'm done too!! WOOOHOOOOO</p>
<p>mezzomom - I'm so sorry you have to make the decision whether to go or not. What terrible timing - I knew Otterbein didn't have auditions this weekend but I hadn't factored in performances. Good luck - is it still snowing there?</p>
<p>Hi Cartera,</p>
<p>Yes, it is still snowing here! This is so unusual for us. The last blizzard we had was in 1978 when I was a student at Ohio State! Ok...I just dated myself.</p>
<p>My D's show, Annie (she is Grace) is this weekend. It is a benefit for Children's Hospital here in Columbus. Anyway, we had one show last night and the two for today were cancelled. It is very sad after all of that hard that they put into this show. There is a possibility of re-scheduling for next Saturday, but we are not sure yet. Hopefully, the matinee for tomorrow will be a go. </p>
<p>I know what you are feeling, Mezzomom. I feel bad for everyone! I never would have thought in a million years that we would have this weather in March!</p>
<p>I hope everyone returns safely from their audition trips. I cannot imagine driving long distance in this mess.</p>
<p>We have been done for a few weeks and it sure is a good feeling!</p>
<p>Jeremy,</p>
<p>Did you audition at Otterbein?</p>
<p>Sorry to hear of the opera cancellation at Otterbein. We met the fellow who has the male lead (nice young man) when my D auditioned there on Thurs (pre storm). They seemed very excited about how they were putting a 60's spin on it.</p>
<p>Anyway we're over 28" up here now in the Eastern burbs and are being told to not go out on the roads and that this will end by morning. I had to laugh when the Weather Channel stated "well it looks like the city of Cleveland has given up, maybe they'll try again Sunday morning". I hope that no one had to go to CIM or BW today....</p>
<p>Got to plow out 5 neighbors today too. Time for tylenol!</p>
<p>Cartera, the estimate for the Columbus area is over 20", but it's the wind that is the complicating factor. I've been checking information on road conditions on the OH DOT website (neat little tool they have there called Buckeyetraffic.org which shows the updated road reports from DOT garages throughout OH). I'll check again early tomorrow morning, and if the road conditions have improved from today, I'll probably head out.</p>
<p>Otterbein did cancel tonight's opera and dance concert; both have rescheduled extra performances on Sunday. My daughter said because of the almost back-to-back nature of the performances, Dr. Eckenroth said she will provide dinner (probably pizza). I went out tonight and bought a bunch of pop and munchies to go with pizza and will pick up several pies from our town's homemade pie factory tomorrow if I make the trek. I figure it's probably easier for me to get to stores at this point than it is for anyone in Ohio!</p>
<p>Linnlew, no you're not dating yourself...said from the perspective of someone who remembers the Blizzard of '78 very clearly:D I was returning to my Michigan college from Chicago by Amtrak; the train ended up unable to move on the tracks, so Amtrak bussed us to the nearest train station...where I sat for two days. I do hope your daughter's play goes on tomorrow, and they're able to schedule additional performances.</p>
<p>JADIOH, the 60s spin has a lot of the kids excited. My daughter is thrilled that she is expected to color her hair (I think she settled on purple and pink), although I am thrilled that she's using temporary coloring! Normally, she keeps her hairstyle quite "normal" because of the operas, so she's pleased that she can let loose a bit for this show.</p>
<p>Linnlew, Yes!! I did audition on the 6th. THey were sooo nice there although it's not my top choice, it is a very viable option. I was surprised at the intensity of the program too! We shall see the outcome. All my schools get back to me REALLY soon <strong>Biting nails very nervously</strong></p>
<p>So happy the snow has stopped, the sun is shining and the main roads are in good shape in Lebanon Ohio. We got around 16 inches of snow and may get another 1-2 inches this evening. For us this is major. Mezzomom, I hope you make it to Westerville for what promises to be a great performance. This storm has given my dd a chance to catch up on some much needed rest after the last 6 weeks of auditions, competitions and rehearsals. Thinking back to the blizzard of '78, I was at I.U. Bloomington where we made the whole thing one big party! No classes,lots of snow and a quite a lot of liquid refreshment.</p>
<p>Marslizard, no, I ended up staying home. I felt pretty confident about getting down to Westerville, but I had serious concerns about the possibility of road glaze and black ice upon my return well after sunset. I'm heartsick about it, but I'm going down next weekend instead to hear the performance of Faure's Requiem. As my daughter pointed out, she wants me to come hear the requiem, not to be singing it in my memory!</p>
<p>Wow I am glad you guys all got home safely.</p>
<p>Though I did not go for an auditon, I went to visit a school in Indiana and we also got very stuck in the blizzard. It was supposed to be a one day trip, with a flight out Friday. We ended up staying till Monday afternoon. We were flying out of Dayton, and they cancelled everything on Saturday.</p>
<p>Just returned from Oberlin.........and..........we........are......FINISHED!</p>
<p>:D :D :D
I just found out that on top of Loyola, I just got into Otterbein. So, 2 acceptances, one more decision to find out (Frost-umiami)<strong>biting nails!</strong></p>
<p>Good luck to ALL of you who have yet to hear and congrats to those who are finished. It's the best feeling knowing you've done all you can and it's in the hands of the panel!</p>
<p>Jeremy, it sounds like you have two good choices already. There is a poster here...mezzomom who has a daughter who began as a music major at Otterbein and loves it there. You might want to PM her for information. I know the program has been fabulous for her daughter.</p>