This week is COChorus hell week for the Dvořák Te Deum, which we will perform with the orchestra on Thursday and Saturday nights this week. Our normal rehearsal night is Monday, but in preparation for this performance, we had a Sunday night rehearsal. I drove for 75 minutes, rehearsed for 90 minutes, and drove another 75 minutes. And worth every minute of the drive!
But that switch in rehearsal days has left me wondering what day it is all week long.
Monday night's rehearsal with Maestro Welser-Möst was short and sweet, and he loved us! He was almost verbose with his praise. What a nice position to be in. Last night's rehearsal found him a little less in love. He said something about sounding like toy ducks—ugh! It was our first opportunity to hear the soloists, and was an open rehearsal, so many family and friends were seated in the audience.
Tonight will be dress rehearsal. Then we perform for real on Thursday and Saturday.
It is always such an honor to sing with the Cleveland Orchestra!
I consider myself very lucky!
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