Don't expect great things from this space for the next two weeks, but do—please—check back or add me to your blog reader.The Cleveland Orchestra and Chorus is performing the Boito Prelude to Mefistofele and Carl Orff's Carmina Burana on May 6, 7 and 8 in Severance Hall.
Akron Symphony Orchestra and Chorus is performing Carmina Burana on May 1st. Our family's dear friend, Hugh Ferguson Floyd, directs the ASOC and has invited COC members to perform the work with them, as we will already be prepared for our performance. Hugh is the director of choral activities at Oberlin College, and is leaving soon to move to a new position in South Carolina. This will be my last opportunity to sing under Hugh's baton, and I wouldn't miss it for the world.
But that means two solid weeks of rehearsals and performances. Two back-to-back Hell Weeks. I have Wednesday night off this week, when I'll be getting a much-needed massage. And I have Sunday night, May 2nd off. I will even be in performance in Cleveland when my baby boy turns 35 on the 6th.
But I do get a big kick out of singing this work, and out of singing the choral repertoire in general.
If you have an opportunity, come to Severance Hall on the 6th, 7th, or 8th. The Boito isn't performed that often, and it's gorgeous. And the Carmina Burana is always a crowd pleaser.
I'll be there, balancing fatigue and joy.
No comments:
Post a Comment