4 posts tagged “18th street singers”
you have all heard me mention my fantastic choir, the 18th street singers, in previous posts.
now, you get to hear us - in concert!
these recordings are from our concert on February 18, at the strathmore music center's open house. one of our member's friends made these recordings . . . from the third tier, all the way in the back of the house. (it was an open house, so there's a bit of crowd noise.) i didn't quite believe the comment made by the lady who booked us (a retired Grammy-award winning choral conductor), but after hearing these recordings, i believe her fully - that concert hall was made for us.
and for those of you who may know of him, "With a Lily" and "Water Night" are by our favorite contemporary composer, Eric Whitacre. the only thing better than singing at this concert was finding out afterwards that Eric himself emailed us (well, our director) about singing Water Night, and how he would love to come meet our group when he's in town in the spring. ::swooooooon::
so, sit down, turn up the speakers, and enjoy!
(and if you're in the DC area, you should plan to come to our spring concert! dates are being worked out now, but should be sometime in June.)
sitting here tonight, eating my yummy [and light] dinner at my kitchen table, i realized something interesting -
i never blog for blogging's sake anymore.
coming from me, that's kinda strange, huh! i really don't have much to update on, either. there's just something so therapeutic about sitting here, letting my words fall as they may, knowing that if i'm lucky, someone will read them. is it narcissistic [no, i didn't spell that right - that's what spellcheck's for] to want to write for the shear enjoyment of flexing my vocabulary?
i guess there *are* some things i could update about, like work or choir or Revels. all are going well. all are making me tired. all take up all of my time, and i love every second of it.
i'll make a seperate announcement that Washington Revels tickets are on sale now for all performances of the 2007 Elizabethan Christmas Revels, and that the 18th Street Singers will be performing on December 22 at the National Gallery of Art at 1:30 and 2:30pm.
oh wait. it looks like i just did. i'll still make official posts, perhaps.
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my roommate stephanie just came down the stairs all dressed, ready to go be my other roommate [shawna]'s wing-woman at the Iota Club. i find it rather amusing, as i sit here, typing away in the half-dark in my absolute favorite [and thus unacceptable for anyone else to view asides from aforementioned roommates] pajamas.
did i mention i'm contemplating going to bed?
this is what being busy does to me. when i'm home, i'm an absolute sloth. all i want to . . .
WHAT? my roommate is talking about a waterskiing santa on december 24th. [and yes, i just googled that to see what she was talking about, and ohmygoodness it's real. DCvoxers - i have off that day. anyone want to go?!?]
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back to my regularly unscheduled programming. the dynamic duo has [have?] left the building.
i absolutely lost my train of thought. i guess it wasn't that important . . . or at least, not as important as strange and obscure "Washington Area Christmas Traditions."
speaking of christmas, i came up with a fantastic idea at work today.
we should re-brand christmas!
i've had a million starting lines run through my head tonight, and as i sit here in bed, all i can think is, "i was late for work because my roommate was in the bathroom for ever this morning, and now i can't go to bed because she's been in the bathroom for ever."
maybe it's her settling into the idea that i'm never home anymore.
i sincerely hope that none of you [if you're still checking to see if/when i post] think this dry spell is without warrant. every night i come home and have this desire to write, whether for me or for the audience at large. but sleep comes faster than my hands can reach the MacBook. i try to keep up with the key blog posts from all of you as well, but i still feel like i'm missing out on all of your adventures.
i don't want this to turn into another "i'm sorry i'm not blogging much anymore" post.
instead, here's all the things i've been doing.
• work
work is great. work is insane. and tiring. and fun. and exciting. and crazy. and stressful. and hard. and draining. and finally starting to make sense.
take a look at my schedule from today:
7:10am wake up late.
7:50am get in the shower (see above for why such a delay.)
8:30am leave for the bus/metro.
9:30am arrive at work.
somewhere around 1ish i took a half hour for lunch.
somewhere around 7ish i took 15 minnutes for dinner.
9:30pm leave work
10:15pm arrive home.
10:45pm sit with Penelope and start writing.
i was supposed to go to Revels tonight for our weekly work party / rehearsal. this is the first one i've missed. i don't really like the feeling.
oddly enough, i still love my job. i would just love some more sleep.
• choir
seriously, choir is amazing. i knew it would be working with fun people, and that we'd sing some great music, but i didn't realize just how amazing and great it could be. we had our retreat this weekend, and between two nights of crazy dance party with huge rounds of flipcups, 'big booty' (if you've never played the game, you must!) and a game of truth-or-dare blackjack, we put in over seven hours of singing, a walk to the beach, and some quality time bonding. i still can't believe i'm in this group.
of course, i can't just blame work for my lack of sleep and energy. retreat brought about 6 hours of sleep total. going out on monday nights after rehearsal gets me into my bed around midnight. totally worth it, though. and there were a few nights when i was smart and didn't go out. [to counteract the nights when i was stupid and should have gone home, but went out anyway.]
my goodness, though . . . i really love being in this group.
• revels
not much to say about revels, seeing that i wasn't able to make it tonight. i still love it with all my heart, as i always have. volunteering has been an interesting way to keep involved . . . some nights i get a lot done, and some, i just end up talking with my friends. such is life, i guess. :) last week, after rehearsal, we went to the Irish Inn by Glen Echo Park for some drinks, and what fun! we sat on the deck outside and sang and drank beer [well, everyone but me] and danced and sang some more. apparently that used to be a tradition after rehearsal, but had been stopped in recent years due to logistics of rehearsal spaces.
i'm still holding hope that i can get back into the show next year. i really miss being IN the rehearsals and not just assisting in other ways.
• other stuff
hmm, what else. i have a wedding reception party saturday for one of my sorority sisters. i'm looking forward to it, and to seeing another sister's new house. it's always good times when we all get together.
i'm still working on my project365, although i haven't had a chance to give my weekly/bi-weekly update here yet. perhaps tomorrow. it was either photos or words, and since you can just check out my flickr site to keep updated, words won out.
my brother's doing well down here, from what i can tell. i wish he'd call me or email me back sometime, but alas, i cannot change him. i should call him tomorrow or something, maybe he'll answer. i hope so - he owes me money for our thanksgiving trip back to jersey. almost $400 for the two of us round trip. ouch, huh. why don't we drive, you ask? because i would rather pay $200 than sit in traffic for nine hours trying to get home by car. been there, done that.
as you can see from my schedule, i don't have time to date anyone. perhaps that's a good thing. i'm finally doing the things i want to do, for me. it's kind of liberating. and only kinda lonely when i see my roommates all starting new fledgling relationships. if only i . . . let's not go there. this is a public post.
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i hope this has been an enlightening look into what i've been up to for the last few weeks.
just know that i'm happy. busy, but happy.
sleep time.
most noticeably, my brother moved here and i attended my first 18th Street Singers rehearsal.
i'm hoping these things can bring more inspiring photos.)
