Before the Concert

A cacophony of sounds, all jumbled together Random notes, dissonance everywhere Violin bows saw the air lazily, effortlessly Then furiously, chins pressed hard to instruments Flautists' lips wistfully poised above the holes In a flash, diving deep into spritely melodies Trombonists' brass bars sliding outward, then back inward Deep tones scale upward, peak, descend again Trumpeters' cheeks bulge outward, double-chins aflame Beet-red faces, fingers marching, horns tootling Cymbals clang and clash! Drums beat and boom! Clarinets clamor... A cello... An oboe... The conductor's in slow-mo. All this, prelude to a performance quite grand To the concert forthcoming -- Strike up the band!