That sounds like a great way to spend the day, and to be in the audience for a change so you can relax. What instrument does the young man play?
Luckily, I can't remember being injured or sick and having to take part in an important event. Though I remember when I was taking exams in my younger days, I always had this urge to go to the toilet. It was a real pain walking in and out of the quiet exam hall, plus losing valuable time to answer my paper
It was nice indeed, and you are right, I enjoyed it more than the musicians as I was walking around and enjoyed the whole act, not just sitting and playing. Though the sun shone for all of us in the same way! My son is playing the violin, I would say he is the one in black, but everyone was in black :D (the second musician from left)
Wow, the exams. That losing valuable time just looking at the paper is familiar. Though my exams were mainly of a practical type, playing the piano, or in an ensemble, or sight-reading the music and similar, the theory subjects were held in written form, yes. So, my exams were also accompanied by being a bit nervous and cold hands (sometimes with cold sweating)...
When you start to play and relax a little, things are getting better. We forget about the jury and focus on music 🙂🎶