Last night's first Cantiamo Sonoma concert went pretty well, I'd say.

I'd forgotten how unnerving and exposed-feeling it can be to sing in a small unaccompanied vocal group in front of a full house. Been a very long time since I've sung in a group this small. I love it, but it's challenging!

I think we started out well and then for some reason lost some confidence about mid-way through. Not sure why. And I think we were singing too loud, in general. But the audience seemed to really like the performance.

And now of course today I am sick. A cold, I think, but very annoying. Taking it VERY easy (despite having lots of work to do and Christmas prep to do!) in hopes of shaking it by the next concert tomorrow night.

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🎶 Woohoo! I'm in. They invited me to join and I gladly accepted. Will start singing with them in September.

https://cantiamosonoma.org

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The leader of the vocal ensemble Echo just referred to "choral nerds" on BBC Radio 3 just now, and I am SO accepting that label!

(And I'm not nowhere near as nerdy as many choral nerds I know.)

And this is a beautiful new-ish composition they're singing right now, a setting of The Lamb, by Kenneth Tay ❤️.

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