Divoness
I sang considerably more today than I planned to. Well, I guess hymns and the 10-minute choir rehearsal after church weren't that much, but when most of the choir members went to the Dullums after the Bible study, the singfest began.
Now, I actually enjoy singing in the Beloit congregation's choir for two reasons: I can reasonably refuse to sing tenor, and I feel much more proficient than I do in Concert Choir. Partway through the informal rehearsal, I was beginning to feel vocally tired, but I ended up getting a sort of "second wind." It was weird. So then I had fun singing unwritten high notes at the ends of the pieces and holding them as long as I possibly could. I know I was being slightly obnoxious, but I was having too much fun and it felt too good vocally to relinquish those E-flats and Fs to the tenors (well ... not that they put in those notes anyway). Also, it was amusing to see Debbie's annoyance upon hearing notes not present in the score.
We then looked at some parts of the old musical Jesus is Coming. Now, it contains some wonderful choruses, but there are some hilariously janky parts, too, as one would expect from a musical of that title. I tried out my solo cha cha and polka (though my intuition tells me a rumba would've been most appropriate; however, I have no idea what the step is, so I was sunk in that department) and exclaimed "King of Kings!" at the end (with great jazz hands). I couldn't help but think of the Streetcar musical on The Simpsons.
A bit later Nicki and I sang some random Andrew Lloyd Webber stuff. Hey, it's fun. Oh, and we sang a couple songs from the Lord of the Rings movies.
Oh, and my piano skills are somewhat sucky. I need to improve my sightreading (ick!) and expand my repertoire. Or, well, not. Whatever.
I'm getting Korngold's Das Wunder der Heliane through la la! I can't wait to hear the whole thing!! Plus, I'm always open to more Anna Tomowa-Sintow and Rene Pape. Exciting.
Now, I actually enjoy singing in the Beloit congregation's choir for two reasons: I can reasonably refuse to sing tenor, and I feel much more proficient than I do in Concert Choir. Partway through the informal rehearsal, I was beginning to feel vocally tired, but I ended up getting a sort of "second wind." It was weird. So then I had fun singing unwritten high notes at the ends of the pieces and holding them as long as I possibly could. I know I was being slightly obnoxious, but I was having too much fun and it felt too good vocally to relinquish those E-flats and Fs to the tenors (well ... not that they put in those notes anyway). Also, it was amusing to see Debbie's annoyance upon hearing notes not present in the score.
We then looked at some parts of the old musical Jesus is Coming. Now, it contains some wonderful choruses, but there are some hilariously janky parts, too, as one would expect from a musical of that title. I tried out my solo cha cha and polka (though my intuition tells me a rumba would've been most appropriate; however, I have no idea what the step is, so I was sunk in that department) and exclaimed "King of Kings!" at the end (with great jazz hands). I couldn't help but think of the Streetcar musical on The Simpsons.
A bit later Nicki and I sang some random Andrew Lloyd Webber stuff. Hey, it's fun. Oh, and we sang a couple songs from the Lord of the Rings movies.
Oh, and my piano skills are somewhat sucky. I need to improve my sightreading (ick!) and expand my repertoire. Or, well, not. Whatever.
I'm getting Korngold's Das Wunder der Heliane through la la! I can't wait to hear the whole thing!! Plus, I'm always open to more Anna Tomowa-Sintow and Rene Pape. Exciting.