Sunday, May 28, 2006

Bon Voyage


Today was our last chance to tweak anything on our concert program before we head to Europe. All the rehearsals, all the lectures about duties and responsibilities finally had a purpose.
We gave our first performance this afternoon at Zimmerli Amphitheatre. The Spartanburg Regional billboard said it was 91 degrees and I'd believe it. Despite the heat, we had an enthusiastic crowd and everything went off without a hitch. Today was important for lots of reasons: we got accustomed to the concert order and the soloists were able to get a feel for singing with the orchestra, but it was also an opportunity to practice loading and unloading the truck and setting up and breaking down the stage. We won't have any time for error once we're overseas, and if we forget or lose something we'll have big problems. It was good to run through the whole routine without too much pressure; I think we all feel more comfortable now and for the most part we know what to expect.
A special thanks goes out to Kim Dearybury (Anna's mom) for providing us with our t-shirts. Congratulations to Adena McDaniel, percussion guru and Houston Elementary music teacher, for winning the t-shirt design contest.

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