Ensemble Successes

Today was a successful day for many reasons.

First of all, it meant the first time in a while that the ensemble performed somewhere other than with the QV chorus.  For reasons, not completely clear, we didn't do a whole lot of that last year.  The year before, we did, and it was always a great time.  Finally, our group is good enough that we are able to do this again.  I'm glad we did.

Another successful part of today is that we sang well.  We did all the ensemble stuff that we had been working on, and did it well.  We even did In the Bleak Midwinter a capella, which we had been meaning to do for some time, and it wasn't really a challenge for us, and only had one not-so-great moment at all.  That would have been my cheap solo on We Three Kings, but I've made horrific mistakes before.  It was nothing new.

And the most important success is what we did today.  We sang at a nursing home.  OS's dad is in there for reasons I don't completely understand, and the ensemble went to sing for him and the other people there.  It was a very moving experience.  Not only to see so many people in such a state, but to actually help them and make a difference for them.  We did a section near the end where we invited them to sing along with several traditional pieces.  Many sang.  Many got into it, and one was even clapping along.  Many I feel weren't completely capable of joining.  But it was still a very moving experience.  To make such a difference in people's lives, even for such a short time.

And that was my day.  It's a day to remember.

-NM