“Midland-Odessa Competition” from The Many Stories of Bill Fitzpatrick. (Video no.19/54)
Channel: Bill Fitzpatrick's Videos
Date: 04/02/2022

Video Transcription …
I decided to enter a competition in Midland-Odessa, Texas with my Bartok Concerto. Ms. Delay thought that it was too soon as I had only been working a month on it, but I entered anyway. When I arrived, there was a problem as the wife’s husband where I was to stay was out of town so .... That’s how it was! Then my accompanist told me that she had just received the music! I was really upset so we worked all day. So I played and was waiting for the results when No. 27 was announced. Someone next to me said it was me and that I had to stand up. I did but all I could think about was how much work the pianist needed, so we worked and performed the next day. Believe it or not, I won!