Hello everyone,
WOW, what a fabulous party on Friday! Y'all made "mandatory fun" a thing of beauty and excitement!
In conclusion - (Jake, thank you for inspiring this part of my post!)
Accept (welcome!) the things that will not change - the concerts are Friday 10/23, and we're shifting from impulse power to warp drive about now ;-)
Change the things we can/need to change and continue reinforcing the things we are doing well - Everybody stay on top of your music study and physical prep. Take care of your body - eat well, sleep at least 6 hours a night, stay away from people who are "contagious" with germs, stay hydrated, and please-please-please DO NOT GO DRINKING OR PARTY INTO THE WEE HOURS ON THURSDAY EVENING.
This said, I now put my Auntie Lee hat back in the closet -
Wisdom to know the difference - Well, wisdom often comes after errors in judgment have been made. That said, vicarious learning is often underrated ;-)
Trust me - you need extra attention to self-care and patient, determined review of your individual parts and the choral recordings right along through here.
Doc and I received word about an hour ago - 250 tickets have been issued for EACH concert!! We're good, and we're famous, and we're going to be famously good on Friday - IF everyone does their part.
Practicing Tip -
Pay special attention to all first entrances (example - Soprano 1 in Telfer Gloria!)
First entrances are super-important. We can only begin each piece ONE TIME on Friday. Make sure you're breathing correctly and 'on-point' for that very first tone.
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