I think this will be a short update. I haven't taken many pictures this past week, and I haven't done anything tremendously interesting. Just normal things like cooking, choir practices, finger prick, a meeting to plan the children's Christmas program at church, catching up on necessary things here at home.
I did take this cool picture of the sunrise one morning through my kitchen window.
And my last rose.
I discovered in my FB memories today that he actually got interested in piano way back in 2009 when Dick and I and my piano lived in Lori and Anthony's basement for a year. Is this not the cutest picture of Anthony and Austin???
Today Destiny sent me some of her school pictures. This is my favorite. Isn't she adorable??? Plans are for them to come here for Thanksgiving. I can hardly wait! Elizer is with Alex in Lancaster for a few weeks right now. I can hardly wait to have him here.
But not this week! I am up to my ears in music and music prep and music practice. We're working on the cantata at church every Thursday evening. I'm also prepping arrangements for an instrumental ensemble for the prelude that evening, December 8 - cello, two flutes, piano, guitar, bass, and drums. I have five songs almost ready for that.
On Sunday morning, December 15 we'll be having a children's program at church, and I have a number of songs to practice with the kids. We'll do that during children's church the next few Sundays.
AND Essence 2!! Our concert is this coming Saturday. Our schedule is as follows: two rehearsals on Friday, 3 pm and 6 pm, a choral reading workshop with our guest conductors on Saturday morning at 9 am, then the concert at 1:00 pm. The music is wonderful and so are the vocalists in the choir. It's really a dream to be singing in something this professional. But I don't feel ready. Hopefully after two more rehearsals on Friday I will feel more ready.
2 comments:
That was a pretty sunrise!
Austin is doing amazing! I was on my sisters shopping trip and we were in the hotel when I saw that posted on FB. I played it for them and they were impressed!
Hooray for time with Elizer and Destiny!
Destiny looks lovely!! It is so great that they will be with you for Thanksgiving! Cute photo of Anthony and Austin!! You are so busy with all the music and practices, Jean. I don't know how you keep it all organized so well!! And how fun to be part of Essence 2!! Are they videoing the performance? I hope someone does so we an hear it!! Awesome stuff!! xo
Post a Comment