So, I joined a choir. They started practicing back in September. When I first asked about it, I was told that the rehearsals were on Sunday. My brain was still getting used to the Sabbath being on Friday. So, when I was told Sunday, I thought I would have a conflict. So I decided not to join.
I’m sure the fact that our first event was going to be a madrigals dinner, where the choir members were all going to dress up in costume – I’m sure that didn’t contribute to my decision at all…
Did I mention that costumes aren’t really my thing?
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| Two Tenors. Mark's the guy who brought the real wassail to the second show and passed it around to whoever wanted it... |
Anyway, a couple of months later, I was talking with some friends. They strongly encouraged me to join. So, I bowed to the peer pressure (because I really wanted to sing). But then there were various reasons why I wasn’t able to attend the rehearsals. I finally went to one, but then had to wait two or three weeks before attending the second one. The third rehearsal I attended was the dress rehearsal with the performance being the following two days. On top of that, the madrigals we were learning were pretty challenging, and some of it had to be memorized.
No pressure – right?
Well, it wasn’t perfect, but it turned out ok. And guess what! I actually had fun – in spite of my sweaty costume.
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| Me posing with a couple from my branch |
They are saying that this was likely the last year for the Madrigal Dinner. Next year we will probably prepare and perform the Messiah. Yeaaaa! No costumes.
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| Director Deb and Madrigal Me |
But I think my attendance will need to be a bit more consistent…
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| 2013 Madrigal Choir |
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