The last half of this week was spent at PUC for Honor Choir. It was four days of brutal but rewarding rehearsal. We arrived early Wednesday afternoon; I enjoyed seeing some old friends as our group signed in. Then, the director, Bruce Rasmussen, auditioned us. I believe it went well.
After the evening's rehearsal, my friend Hye Jeong and I checked in with our PUC hostesses. They were two very nice girls in Andre who had decorated their room with glorious shades of red, black, and white.
Thursday was work, work, work, with some socializing. I just kept on running into people I knew all over campus, which was both encouraging and slightly creepy.
On Friday, I somehow wound up singing a piece I'd only gotten two days earlier in front of the entire choir with only one other alto. That was interesting. We also moved into the church in order to practice in their acoustics.
That night, PUC's music department put on a concert for us, which I thoroughly enjoyed. Their bell choir and brass ensembles were particularly good.
On Sabbath, we performed at church, then later in the afternoon. That final concert was the culmination of everything we'd learned. The music was glorious, especially this really great piece involving two choirs answering each other back and forth.
Anyway, things are slowing down in the travel department a bit, being replaced by research paper season. I hope all is well for each and every one of you.
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