Your Mother's Instructions for the Weekend:

Make sure to ask the first person you meet where the hospital is.  It's important to know in case of emergency.

Always carry three extra pairs of underwear, just in case.
 

If you ever need a ride home, call and we'll come pick you up - no questions asked.

Your father wanted to give you a GPS implant, but I talked him out of it. Wear this antenna, though.
 

I didn't tell you ahead of time, but there is an extra deoderant where you usually keep your rosin.

Don't think that you can't play as well as other people can.  I suspect if you had the 16 year old Shakespeare or Einstein in school with you, they'd seem impressive, but not totally unlike your other friends.
 

Remember, those on top of the mountain didn't fall there.

Smile and nod and no one will realize how much Mrs. Allwein irritates you.

Don't worry when backstage, people say, "Are you still here?"

Make sure your monologue on the history of Mongolian horse hair is offered as a pre-concert activity.

All-State Orchestra Moving to Fort Collins