Thursday, December 20, 2007
Old news
This is at least a couple of weeks old, but I saved the image and I'm still pretty proud, gosh darn it!
Tuesday, December 04, 2007
La la la!
Last night was the 15th Annual Messiah Sing-Along at St. Ignatius, a church in my neighborhood, which I attended with a friend from my a cappella group. My sight reading is more than a little rusty, but it was nice to tackle a major choral work... especially in a beautiful 90-year old church with a rich, full acoustic.
The church's concert choir led the way through the more obscure sections, though we in the pews held our own especially in the Hallelujah chorus! The orchestra and soloists were delightful to listen to. I actually worked on the Alto Air "O Thou That Tellest Good Tidings To Zion" in voice lessons in undergrad, but this was the first time I'd heard it performed live, and it was wonderfully done.
In another interesting turn of events, the woman I wound up sitting next to was very personable and we struck up a conversation before the concert got under way. As it turned out, she was born in Germany in a small town not too far from Göttingen, though she was only a couple of years old when her family moved to America. I got to practice my German small talk; always a pleasure!
I'm definitely going back next year!
The church's concert choir led the way through the more obscure sections, though we in the pews held our own especially in the Hallelujah chorus! The orchestra and soloists were delightful to listen to. I actually worked on the Alto Air "O Thou That Tellest Good Tidings To Zion" in voice lessons in undergrad, but this was the first time I'd heard it performed live, and it was wonderfully done.
In another interesting turn of events, the woman I wound up sitting next to was very personable and we struck up a conversation before the concert got under way. As it turned out, she was born in Germany in a small town not too far from Göttingen, though she was only a couple of years old when her family moved to America. I got to practice my German small talk; always a pleasure!
I'm definitely going back next year!
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