posted by Ruth Butterfield-Winter
Today is Tuesday. Yesterday was our last rehearsal before our trip to Spain to compete in the Tolosa Choral Festival in the Basque region of Spain. I have never been out of the USA (except for Canada) so this is very exciting to me. Several of the Choral Project members are world travelers and have toured with this choir or other choirs, so they look at me and say, "It's no big deal." Well, it is a big deal to me. How much money should I bring? What clothes should I pack? I don't want to look like a tourist. Should I try to see the sights, or focus on the music I need to sing? Why can't I do both? Am I going to bond with my colleagues more than I have in the past 5 years I've sung with this group? Will I find out things I wish I hadn't known? Will I do something out of character that will be something people laugh at when they see me in the future? Wow! I can't wait to find out.
All the competition music is memorized and needs just a few concentrated fine tuning sessions. All the tour music is ready to sing. My health is at it's peek. I am so ready.
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