So...what do seals, gorillas and JS Bach have in common? Stumped? Well, they are all an integral part of Arno's warmup last night- genius friends! Our two guests must have thought they were entering a madhouse...which isn't far from the truth actually.
We had a good rehearsal last night, spending a lot of time on Cloudburst which is a piece that has been on our metaphorical horizon for a while. It requires a great deal of percussion eventually but at present we are just concentrating on the vocal bits. By the end it was actually sounding pretty good. It is really unusual (what a surprise!) but is by our favourite composer Mr Whitacre of 'Five Hebrew Love Songs' and chiselled cheekbones fame. We are looking forward to performing it is the near future.
We also bashed through 'O Bone Jesu' which really is quite a challenge for us all. The guys in particular have a couple of really tough phrases. We'll be performing this at the National Library in October which should be great. Other than the fact that I had the collected works of 'Spinal Tap' in my head all night we had a great time.
For our patrons...please don't give up hope. Your newsletters are on the way. I am just slow on the uptake.
Hope everyone has a fabulous day.
CSW
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