Just hear those angel trumpets sound!

Had my final concert with the Mormon Choir of Washington DC on Saturday. The music is still going 'round and around' in my brain. The concert was at the Harris Pavilion in Manasses, VA. It's an outdoor area, with a roof (that's the pavilion part). There's just something about outdoor concerts. The weather was great, sunny, not too humid, a nice breeze blowing. We were by the train tracks, and several trains came by while we were rehearsing before the show. The best part was when we were practicing "Just a Closer Walk with Thee" and the train came by, the horn sounding IN KEY with our song. We have a Dixieland Quartet playing with us on that song, and to have the train come in like that, well, it was great. Talk about accompianment!!

The whole concert went very well. We opened with some vaguely religious pieces, then went into a 'Louisianna tribute' with the Dixieland quartet--one of the songs was John Rutter's arrangement of "When the Saints Go Marching In", which I had performed previously with the Southern California Mormon Choir. Only back then my Dad was the one playing the clairnet--and nothing against our clarinetist this time, but I think my dad plays it better. I'm not prejudiced at all...

Next came a set of songs with a soloist, Sandra Turney (I think that's her name). She has performed on Broadway, and is so amazing. We ended the concert with a set of patriotic songs, which I just love. Of course we ended with The Battle Hymn of the Republic, the version everyone knows by the guy whose name I can't spell. Paul Wershomthingovsky? Anyone interested, that lives in the DC area, the same concert will be performed this Sunday at the Temple Visitor's Center. I will not be there, but it will be a faboulous concert.

And where will I be? In California, for my nephew Dalan's Missionary Farewell. He's been called to the Colorado Springs Mission. So much fun. Although I probably shouldn't announce that I'll be leaving on my very public blog, but my friend will be watching my cat so it should be ok.