Christine Anthony is a cellist who wants nothing more than to play with a major symphony orchestra. Until then, she works in a clothing boutique and spends her weekends playing with a string quartet at a museum.<br><br>When a stylish, rich woman named Car Weldon asks Chris to deliver a purchase to her, Chris finds the world she knows thrown into a spin. Suddenly she’s doing things that would have scandalized her a few weeks previous. When Car takes her to St. Lucia on vacation, she meets new friends and a booking agent who offers her a job that changes her life.<br><br>And when she draws the attention of a well-known gossip columnist and a handsome TV actor, Chris suddenly has a fame she isn’t ready for. With the right choices, her cello could take her more places than she ever imagined ... but what must she leave behind?

All the Right Strings

The sound tech held his hand up and everything stopped.


“Is that as loud as you’re going to play?” he asked.


“Probably.” I looked over at Joel. “This isn’t a loud piece.”


“Okay,” Joel looked up. “Do a voice check. Play the last of the theme, then look up and say the ‘At times…’ line. Ready? Action.”


I started eight bars from the end. Slowly looked up and said my line. The silence lasted five more seconds and Joel yelled for a cut.


Then Joel turned to the crew. “Okay. Sound?”


“Alright,” Joel yelled. The camera light came on. “Quiet on the set. We’re hot.” His assistant stepped forward and clicked the scene block.


I took a breath and started to play. When it ended, I looked at the camera and said my line. After a few seconds, Joel yelled for a cut.


There were several yells of, “Good here.”


Chapter 45