Oh wow. Is it March already? And now just March, but the middle of March. Where did all that time go?
The next concert is two weeks away. I feel so unprepared, so under-rehearsed. I would like another month of rehearsals. But Jenn says this is the way she wants it. So we will be alert on stage. So we will be active, and engaged, and actively engaged when we sing the music, and not just go through motions our bodies have remembered. So our singing will be alive. And I believe her. And I agree, on an intellectual level. But I have grown up trained to believe that correctness is to be achieved, at all costs. The notion that technical accuracy is the ultimate and absolute goal has been ingrained, and it makes me uncomfortable to go against this teaching, even though I know, think and believe what we’re doing is right, and it is what we want to do. And I think that all of us struggle with this to some extent, and it heartens me to know that I am not alone.
So, our next concert. What are we singing? A Middle English carol, a Gregorian chant, an almost pop (but not really) composition by this rather cute and talented Norwegian composer (who has his own Myspace page and YouTube channel), and, of course, our eponymous piece which I don’t really know how to describe other than say it’s so fun and I want to sing it again and again and again (but Jenn won’t let us for reasons stated above. Boo). And if you had a better grasp of music history than I (which is not too difficult), you can probably identify why the other pieces we’re doing are interesting too.
So, here are the details of the concert:
Unicornis Captivatur
Esplanade Recital Studio, $25
27 March 2010, 8pm (approx. 80 mins, no intermission)
I know this blog doesn’t get much readership, and most of you who read it aren’t in Singapore. But if you happen to know someone who might be interested in what we’re doing, who’s going to be in Singapore on 27 March and looking for something to do on a Saturday evening, let them know about this. They can call me for tickets, or email me, or the choir at tickets@syc.org.sg.
Come give us a try. It’ll be fun, I promise.
Phlebas
14 March 2010
Me!
derek
14 March 2010
I already have your ticket. Just need to pass it to you