So, as part of my involvement in the SCA (Society for Creative Anachronism), I have finally gotten back to singing in our local chapter's choir, the Rivenstar Madrigali. Recently one of our members recorded one of our rehearsals. As my friend and fellow soprano Katya said, "Not bad for a take-all-comers casual choir," and I agree.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GhXwGMH6giU
If you want to play Spot The Blogger, I'm the only one there who didn't have this piece memorized, as the others had been rehearsing it for months and I only rejoined in January.
As a self-professed choir snob, it's been hard for me sometimes to just let go of the expectations about what I think we "should" be doing (based on years in college-level choirs with conductor/instructors who demanded a very, very high level of focus, discipline, attention to detail, skill, and all the rest that goes with taking choir for a grade), and allow myself to enjoy all the things that we are doing. We're singing, and we're enjoying the sound, and you know what? That's something to be grateful for all by itself.
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Next Wednesday kicks off my fourth season with the Sagamore West Farmer's Market! Today I finally got my contract and booth fee delivered to the right people! They were already full! They were only merciful about letting me in because I'd achieved "permanent" status! I'm using up my lifetime quota of exclamation points with this paragraph! Woo-hoo!
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Next Wednesday, a couple hours before the market kicks off, I'll be at Sunspot Market giving a talk as part of Sunspot's "Food For Thought" program. Basically they serve lunch and invite a speaker to come be all educational and stuff, and I get to talk a little about the history and culture of henna, then give people free samples before dashing up the street to set up my booth. They have a little flier that they put up for each month's speakers, and when I stopped in to buy supplies today, I saw that they were gracious enough to give me a really nice blurb. Felt nice to see, you know?
If you're local, I'd love to see you there, and if you can't make it, well, the market really is only a few blocks away.
Cheers!
PS - Ladysmith Black Mambazo. That is all.
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