thanks guys! it was great!!! not necessarily the playing, hehe, but the feeling after the concert!!!! i played brahms intermezzo in A as an encore! it's i good thing i reviewed it the night before or else i wouldn't know what to play. but finally, i'm done with one phase, and on to the next! such a great feeling. thank you for all the help. i must say my playing has benefited a lot from this forum, technique and musicality. i shall post some of it when i get the video transferred.