Summer sounds

Last Sunday I had a concert for the first time in open air. It was at a small summer festival with as theme the piano. We, the orchestra, were invited to come and play there. We had to prepare in a relatively short time so not all the parts were rehearsed very well. Out of the total of three, only one part was something we were able to play very well. The other two were with the piano. This caused another problem. The pianists (2 different ones) weren't really able to play with, and the orchestra and the conductor. I have to say it is really hard. Paying attention to those things and also play your own music while counting is lightly said not done easily. 
Another point of criticism is the stage. It was way to small for us to play properly. The strings hadn't enough space and were constantly poking each other with there fiddle stick. Anyways, after being introduced we started to play, first two pieces went reasonably. But then, we could have better not played the last piece, Saint Sans Wedding Cake. It was just simply not pleasant to listen to. The piano made some mistakes, we weren't together and there went something wrong with the technic.
Still, overall it was good to try something new by playing outside, it was a welcome experience and we got good and enthusiastic reactions from the audience.