More on the Concert

The concert had a good turnout and the chorus made some good music. Highlight #1 for me was Harmony Cats, an a cappella group I created at the beginning of the last session. We sang two songs on the concert, a simple 3-part arrangement of my own of "Twinkle, twinkle little star" and the classic (albeit simplified) doo-wop version of "Blue Moon." Both songs sang very well, and we got many compliments. The best part of Harmony Cats was that Supriya chose to participate in it - giving up 20 minutes of playtime to sing! She also sang a solo with her good friend Duncan who is a born showman. It was a pleasure to watch the two of them attack the solo with gusto, with no signs of nervousness. She is now feeling more and more comfortable about doing solos and even asking for them. I am of course thrilled!

Highlight #2 was a 1940-style 4-part arrangement of "Moonglow" that we directors sang. We made a ton of mistakes on stage, mainly because we had not rehearsed it enough, but practically nobody in the audience noticed them! Later I made a point of telling the chorus about our mistakes, because learning is not about not making mistakes. It's about making mistakes and learning from them.