Ann is a band teacher at Greenwhich. Greenwhich sounds like there are buzzing bees everywhere, someone is always going somewhere sometime. This is like nothing she knew before. She used to play the trumpet in the London Philharmonic. The trumpet loved Ann and Ann loved the trumpet. When everything got to crazy she would listen to the sounds every instrument made. From the smooth sliding of the Trombones to the deep bass of the baritone everything just made her calm down and it seemed like the whole orchestra was singing in harmony.
Unfortunately she had to leave the Philharmonic. She was the lead Trumpet. That is a great honor in the music world, especially in such a prestigious orchestra she had to practice nonstop and when she played the music came alive. They had to practice five days a week with performances on the weekends. She played like her life depended on it but with a beauty that could not be matched.
Greenwhich is considered the finest music academy in southern England. She teaches around only 200 students. Ann is the director of the Jazz Band and Symphonic Band which are the very elite band groups. Ann also teaches master classes on the trumpet along with cornet and flugelhorn. Even though Greenwhich is an elite school she feels like she is missing something important. Sometimes it feels as if that gap will never close.
After she gets off work she heads to Benjamin’s Café. She heads up to the counter and orders her usual, a blueberry muffin with strong tea. Ann sits on the cream colored couch by the fire and breaths in the sweet smell. She’s thinking what her life might have been like if mom hadn’t gotten sick and she had stayed. Ann snaps out of it and walks over to the wall with all of the local paintings and stares. Although she loved the London Philharmonic she loves her quiet life in Greenwhich.
By E.Plante