Thank you all so much for all your good wishes and prayers. We had a fantastic time in Orlando. What a joy to see our quartets compete and sound so very good [Coastal Harmony Region 9 2025 - Quartet Contest - YouTube: Encore at 58 min and Put a Ring on It at 2:54:00] One of our coaches said that the best way to improve a chorus is to sing in quartets and it's so true. We came home with three medals--most improved (our goal), 1st place in small chorus (another goal), and 5th overall. Here's the link: [Coastal Harmony Region 9 2025 - Chorus Contest we're on at 2:22:40]
Below, my tenor section that's doubled in size! Janet, the blonde, is an amazing section leader, paying so much attention to detail, and all around talented and hard-working musician. She plays the piano beautifully too. Next is a picture that my friend Alysse would say: Team Catholic. I want us to have a quartet called Catlicks, where we sing religious and cat songs, but nobody's on board. Le sigh. We need to start with Rossini's Cat Duet. I also met a couple of ladies who were out for some quiet morning prayer time with the gators and geckos and I had such a lovely time listening to their stories and sharing my own.
The least favorite part for me is doing all the makeup--it is getting easier but still I don't feel like myself, though once it's on, I can forget about it. I was happy to room with Erin and Dagny, who helped me with mine, as well as ride with them. I had ample time in the backseat of the car to read the latest issue of Hearth and Field (and make memes). We stopped at Buc-ee's (I love the art displayed in their rest rooms) and now I have some shorts to go with my flip-flops :) We made it in time to give thanks to God at Mass. Now it's time to get ready for Spoleto!!!
4 comments:
Congratulations! So happy you met some of your goals. The flip flops look great and the makeup looks lovely on all of you. But, I have to admit, the geckos freak me out!
Thank you, Carol. I live barefoot or in flip-flops 9 months out of the year. You'd love the geckos if you lived here. They eat mosquitos (my nemeses) and puff up with pink throats when trying to attract a mate and I love watching them scamper vertically, upside down. Scientists are just beginning to understand their sticky feet!
Medals are nice, but to me it's the singing itself and that it's done with others that are the real prizes
Oh yes, absolutely agree. The medals are the icing on the cake. We love our Monday night rehearsals so much, you can find us singing in the parking lot before and after.
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