This is a good introduction to a story with potential. Already, characters are set in their own 'time frame' so to speak. It's very interesting to see that they move at their own pace; Lukas moves as if he has all the time in the world, Taria moves as if she likes to control her future (rush), and David moves as if this is something he does every day and it never gets old. Andy, on the other hand, moves uncertainly as if she doesn't know if this is happening or not. Good characterization is what I mean to say.

It would be nice if you gave us a description of the concert halls, during a rehearsal, so we readers don't have to rely too much on our own imagination. I could picture Carnegie Hall, but I briefly wondered about what you envisioned the hall as. And for the name: Sarantino: is that an actual, authentic chamber orchestra? I ask this out of curiosity.

So far, my favorite character is Taria. I like how you've added a bit more of race spice to this story. If I am not mistaken, this is located in the United Kingdom, which is even better. Taria, a dark-skinned woman, has the spice in this story. And by making Andy befriend her, well, that's something that most authors on fictionpress don't do. Almost all of the protagnists are Caucasian with Caucasian boyfriends/girlfriends/friends. So I commend you on that as well. And I mean no offense to the other authors; it is simply the norm to do so.

As a tip, when you read, you tend to want to read a good ten or more pages for it to be considered a chapter. As for writing long chapters like that, maybe you could add description and Andy's feelings on any matter that's occurring during whatever is happening.

I hope you continue this. Congratulations on an excellent introductory chapter.

Luck brought me to this story. No really. I'm so busy now (it's the stretch to AP/IB testing) so I don't really browse for any new fiction to read. I just go off the alerts that I receive, but for some peculiar reason, I decided to check your profile and it brought me here.

Anyways, with your note at the beginning of the chapter, it is totally understandable. I think many authors have a tendency to write multiple stories at the same time... I myself am guilty of this... at least you're sticking to one genre for these two stories.

Now, that I've used at least 500 characters on pure space-consuming fluff, I will get onto the actual review...

This was a nice start to the first chapter. Your introduction of the characters were nicely done. You've introduced several different characters rather naturally, and the flow throughout this entire chapter was well done. Not a lot has happened yet, but this was a good introductory chapter. It gave some insight into a few of the characters and created some set-up for the events that are about to follow. I also liked how readers can get a good sense of some of the characters. I can establish a few of the characters' personalities, so now all that is left is for the metaphorical wrapping around the characters to get slowly peeled off. That way, the readers can see who is truly inside it all. That sounded kind of cheesy... Oh well...

As a comment, there were some accidental uses of the wrong words. For example: ["It is my first time… I already auditioned in the finals for the second violin section."] I'm not exactly sure if this is Andy's first time or if it isn't due to that little confusion. This is of course a mistake that happens all the time, but i just wanted to give you a heads-up.

Anyways, thanks for the great read!

I'm definitely interested in seeing more of this story, though of course, Stealing Kisses does come first.

Signing off...