Oh my goodness, I am so excited! I have just found a choral group in Dixon, just 10 minutes away from me who happens to need the part I sing in such groups and is willing to audition me!
I have been yearning to use my voice again. The last time I sang with any consistency was with a professional group called the Nova Singers in 2005 when I was pregnant with Annalivia. (You can hear them singing one of my favorite Christmas pieces here.) There were two main problems with Nova: 1.) They rehearsed 1 1/2 hours from here. Not fun to drive, especially in the winter and 2.) They usually had only six rehearsals before a concert, which meant learning music almost entirely on one's own. Which would have been fine had I been a.) disciplined or b.) disciplined or c.) disciplined. But I'm wasn't. And I'm not. It was a lot of pressure.
The group I'll audition for is called The Canterbury Singers. They sound lovely. But they also aren't professionals, which is good. I need something that won't wipe me out. And they are also only 10 miles away! And they rehearse and perform in a gorgeous, gorgeous church in Dixon. And they have such a cool name. And the director is familiar with Nova, so he's "quite confident that [he] will be happy to have [me] join [them]"!
Hurrah! I'm so excited!!
8 comments:
oh... you are so, so, so lucky!
audition well, dear one! then sing your heart out.
funny this is the second mention of dixon, illinois that i have read in the blogosphere today.
wow, april - i'm excited for you! you're thisclose to becoming anglican, you know! ;)
~liz
That's great April. I didn't know you sang.. but I don't know that much about you anyway. Haha! Anyway, I think a lady from our church sings in that group. Hope it works out great for you.
That's awesome, April. I meant to write and tell you that I used my awesome Nova Singers Christmas cd for our advent service 12/2. Hope that's okay. I make a donation to your mileage costs for Canterbury, if you like!
I'm happy for you. Wish I had one like that!
Wonderful April! You should definitely be singing. When I think of you, aside from many awesome memories, I always think of you singing "Hush, hush, somebody's callin' my name" at LTS. It's a nice thought and I am glad you will be singing again. Peace.
Little Known Fact: The Nova Singers Christmas album from when you were a member has been in my CD player at home for over a year now and I listen to it every time I go to sleep at home.
Make sure to invite me to a performance and then do something stunningly unorthodox (like a traditional flamenco a la Strictly Ballroom) so that I can start a slow clap.
How 'bout I hold the last note of each song about one beat after the cut-off? Would that deserve a slow clap?
Hoorah! What, what!
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