Two weeks ago I performed with the North Carolina Master Chorale and the Tar River Philharmonic Orchestra our final concert of the season. Works on the program included Elegischer Gesang, Op. 118 by Beethoven, Little Requiem for Father Malachy Lynch by Tavener and Mozart's Requiem, K. 626. For the Mozart the Chorale was joined by the Wake County High School Honors Choir, a composite of Honors Choirs from across the county. For those of you who sang with me in the Honors Choir at Libertyville High, you'll understand the good memories the experience stirred up. The hairstyles have changed, but teenage singers remain the same.
As always, the concert was at the state's orchestral hall; Meymandi Concert Hall at the Progress Energy Center for the Performing Arts. I've spent a lot of time there in the last few weeks, as my eldest daughter rehearsed and performed there the following week with her grade school choir as part of the county's Annual Elementary Choral Celebration put on by the Raleigh Fine Arts Society. Its a great program, actually getting the kids into a concert hall at an early age.
Not sure what I'll be doing for music during the summer. The Chorale goes on hiatus, so I'll have to find something else to keep the voice in form.
