This last weekend was very tiring, yet I found myself awake an hour earlier than normal this morning, so I decided to spend the extra time sharing the events of the weekend with you all. All four years that I have been at Whitman I have participated in the college chorale. It has been a minimal time commitment and an enjoyable experience up until this year. After the school year last June, we heard from our choir director that he would be taking a tenure track position at another institution. I hope him the best, he was a very nice man, and had a positive attitude. Unfortunately, he was incapable (or unwilling) of pushing us to be better. I believe in compliments, but I also believe in tough love. Our new choral director is amazing! She is Finnish, and goofy, and positive, and is a great motivator. I think the most important thing is she can get us excited about making music together. It has been such a treat having her as a director this year. Whitman is so lucky to have snatched her up!
On Saturday night we had our last concert for the year. If you would like to watch all or part of it, this is the link to the archived live stream. (The program is attached.)
http://livestream.com/WhitmanCollege/Choral2015Spring/videos/85152826
It is somewhat sad to be done with college choirs, and choral singing for the time being. It has been an important part of my life the past seven years. Ali (pictured below) and I have been in choirs together all seven years.
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| Last choir concert together! |
And some friends I've met along the way.
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| The purple crew -- Roses from our lovely director. |
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| With our devoted friend, Rachel. |
"Yet if we are bold
love strikes away the chains of fear
from our souls."
~Maya Angelou
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