A small break.

[elwen]

I went to my sister's choir concert tonight. It was good to spend a few hours not thinking about outlining. It was also good to finally be able to attend the winter concert -- it was always during finals week at Tech, and while I entertained the idea once of finishing all my finals ahead of time and going home early to catch it, that never quite materialized. I really enjoyed all of the selections. The chamber choir (the one my sister's in) sang There Is No Rose, and the concert choir sang a song by P.D.Q. Bach. I really liked the instrumental pieces, too, even though my mind usually wanders where there are no words.

Sitting in the audience, I was reminded of how much I miss singing. I probably couldn't have fit it into my schedule this term anyway -- I'll be realistic here -- but I gotta make sure I don't miss the auditions this time around. Glee Club really did keep me sane at Tech, and I get the feeling I still need something like that now.

[Speaking of Glee Club, in case recent alumni didn't notice, the music from the most recent two concerts have finally been posted. The German songs sound a lot better than I expected. And I no longer have to listen to my scary Russian choir version of the Polovtsian Dances, yay.]

Also, it randomly occurred to me during the concert that I'll be several weeks out of school by the time AssTea rolls around. I might still be able to make it down depending on where I'm working, but I am at least somewhat hoping to get an offer in Japan. But I'd probably want at least a week between the end of finals and the start of my summer job, so I might drive down then, if I won't be around afterwards. We'll see. Gotta see the new hovse and such, after all.

Comments

[kalquessa.livejournal.com]

Oo, you guys sound really good! *is jealous* I listed to all the new stuff for the most recent quarter and it's very nice! I'm skimming the list of recordings and I'm envious of some of the pieces you got to sing. My choirs pretty limited since we're so small.