{"id":3726,"date":"2021-08-05T21:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-08-06T03:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rescotcreative.com\/?p=3726"},"modified":"2022-03-07T09:59:27","modified_gmt":"2022-03-07T15:59:27","slug":"fictionfridaysfirstreading","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rescotcreative.com\/it\/2021\/08\/05\/fictionfridaysfirstreading\/","title":{"rendered":"A Change in the Winds"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-embed-handler wp-block-embed-embed-handler wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Short Story \ud83d\udcd6 - A Change in the Winds\" width=\"525\" height=\"295\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/SPy9B8NWHrk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.blubrry.com\/id\/79867822#\" title=\"Blubrry Podcast Player\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"100%\" height=\"138px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p>Listening for next week: Dvorak Symphony No. 8<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-embed-handler wp-block-embed-embed-handler wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Dvorak: Symphony No. 8 - Finale (Auckland Symphony Orchestra) 1080p\" width=\"525\" height=\"295\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5S-i0guYVWY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This week&#8217;s Music Book Club is sponsored by <em>The Chronicles of Music Majors<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-rescot-creative wp-block-embed-rescot-creative\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"M1MsMhZMTW\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rescotcreative.com\/2021\/08\/12\/music-fiction-fridays-discussion-a-change-in-the-winds\/\">Music Fiction Fridays: Discussion-A Change in the Winds<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#8220;Music Fiction Fridays: Discussion-A Change in the Winds&#8221; &#8212; Rescot Creative\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rescotcreative.com\/2021\/08\/12\/music-fiction-fridays-discussion-a-change-in-the-winds\/embed\/#?secret=e3BvDL1omS#?secret=M1MsMhZMTW\" data-secret=\"M1MsMhZMTW\" width=\"525\" height=\"296\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-rescot-creative wp-block-embed-rescot-creative\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"1jMcMNa9hz\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rescotcreative.com\/books\/the-chronicles-of-music-majors\/\">The Chronicles of Music Majors<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#8220;The Chronicles of Music Majors&#8221; &#8212; Rescot Creative\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rescotcreative.com\/books\/the-chronicles-of-music-majors\/embed\/#?secret=bNLm1iwv7G#?secret=1jMcMNa9hz\" data-secret=\"1jMcMNa9hz\" width=\"525\" height=\"296\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption><strong>A Change in the Winds<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-medium\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"188\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rescotcreative.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/The_Chronicles_of_Music_Majors-EN-188x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2296\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rescotcreative.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/The_Chronicles_of_Music_Majors-EN-188x300.jpg 188w, https:\/\/www.rescotcreative.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/The_Chronicles_of_Music_Majors-EN-15x24.jpg 15w, https:\/\/www.rescotcreative.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/The_Chronicles_of_Music_Majors-EN-23x36.jpg 23w, https:\/\/www.rescotcreative.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/The_Chronicles_of_Music_Majors-EN-30x48.jpg 30w, https:\/\/www.rescotcreative.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/The_Chronicles_of_Music_Majors-EN.jpg 563w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 188px) 100vw, 188px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Brandon clamped his large fingers around the thick neck of his six-foot upright bass. He glanced over his shoulder at the clock on the back wall of the concert hall. <em>Will this rehearsal ever end?<\/em> Still twenty minutes until break. He sighed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The conductor, a man in his mid-thirties dressed in a crisp button-down shirt, waved his arms in perfect precision in front of the violin section. As always, the violinists sped through exciting melodies while Brandon plunked out repetitive bass lines. <em>That\u2019s what happens when you choose bass in junior high orchestra.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At that time in his life, he\u2019d wanted a hobby to keep him away from home as long as possible. His twelve-year-old self never would have dreamed he\u2019d end up a music major at Belton University. A relaxed, go-with-the-flow guy, he\u2019d never fully identified with the \u201cork dorks\u201d in other sections of the orchestra. Yet seven years later, here he sat, perched on a stool on a fancy stage, a sophomore in college.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Brandon glanced at the score in front of him. Several measures of rests spanned the page. He set his bow on the music stand and ran one hand through his shaggy brown hair. The third movement of Dvorak\u2019s Eighth Symphony filled his ears. The nineteenth-century composer possessed a knack for beautiful melodic lines. If only he\u2019d shared more of them with the lower strings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After the movement wound to a close, the conductor wiped his forehead and gestured to the brass section. Brandon jerked to attention as trumpet blasts pierced the air. No chance to doze during this movement. He squinted at the notes on the page. Dvorak had finally given the melody to the low strings. Time to focus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>His instrument sang as he slid his bow over the strings. When the music\u2019s intensity rose, Brandon increased the pressure on the bow. How exhilarating! He pulled his last stroke through with a flourish.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He slumped lower on the stool. A new sound jolted him back to attention\u2014this time not trumpet blasts, but the sweet song of a flute. His gaze moved to the woodwinds. A thrill of excitement rippled down his spine. A slender girl with wavy brunette hair held a flute to her rosy lips. Chestnut eyes gleamed behind small glasses perched on her perky nose.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Brandon swallowed. As stunning as the music she played, the flutist\u2019s solo soared over the orchestra like a bird above the midwestern plains. How had he never noticed her before? And how could he attract her attention?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>###<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Click <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/posts\/53300202\" target=\"_blank\">Here<\/a> for the whole story.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-embed-handler wp-block-embed-embed-handler wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Fiction  Friday Book Club\" width=\"525\" height=\"295\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4CJMp-ZcR2I?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to Music Book Club: Fiction Fridays!<\/p>\n<p>The topic for this week&#8217;s discussion is: Why Music Book Club?<\/p>\n<p>Reading for next week: A Change in the Winds<\/p>\n<p>Listening for next week: Dvorak Symphony No. 8<\/p>\n<p>Weekly Sponsor: The Chronicles of Music Majors<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":3756,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16,17,103],"tags":[27],"class_list":["post-3726","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-literary","category-music-history","category-the-chronicles-of-music-majors","tag-composers"],"translation":{"provider":"WPGlobus","version":"3.0.2","language":"it","enabled_languages":["en","es","fr","de","it","br"],"languages":{"en":{"title":true,"content":true,"excerpt":true},"es":{"title":false,"content":false,"excerpt":false},"fr":{"title":false,"content":false,"excerpt":false},"de":{"title":false,"content":false,"excerpt":false},"it":{"title":false,"content":false,"excerpt":false},"br":{"title":false,"content":false,"excerpt":false}}},"post_mailing_queue_ids":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rescotcreative.com\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3726","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rescotcreative.com\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rescotcreative.com\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rescotcreative.com\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rescotcreative.com\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3726"}],"version-history":[{"count":15,"href":"https:\/\/www.rescotcreative.com\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3726\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5021,"href":"https:\/\/www.rescotcreative.com\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3726\/revisions\/5021"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rescotcreative.com\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3756"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rescotcreative.com\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3726"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rescotcreative.com\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3726"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rescotcreative.com\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3726"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}