breakfast and singing

I love slow mornings — the kind where you say things like, “Would you want some waffles?” or “How about some tea?” and where you think to step outside for a few flowers from the yard, just because they would look pretty on the kitchen table, even if some of them might be weeds.

Anyway, we did not have waffles on Friday morning, but we did have Pop-Up Pancakes, a.k.a. the easiest thing ever, and way tasty. No special ingredients, either — just flour, eggs, milk, butter, and salt.

Okay, so about the choir! We’ve only had three rehearsals, but truly, it has already been one of the most wonderful and exciting musical experiences of my life. We already knew that Craig Jessop is a genius, but dudes, The Man Is A Genius. As a conductor, his style is impassioned yet efficient, loving but with high expectations, and so clinically precise. He makes you want to give him the very best you can. He is an amazing teacher — and really, you’d have to be in order to manage 275 singers at once (the size of the choir, at last count).

This semester, the choir is performing a Veteran’s Day concert as well as the Mozart Requiem (we will perform the latter with the USU orchestra). The Veteran’s Day concert will feature lots of patriotic pieces, including an unpublished arrangement of “God of our Fathers” by Mack Wilberg (nyah, nyah!). 

It is so fun and invigorating to be singing in a really great choir again. The only thing that makes me sad is that I know we’ll be gone in another year — so I’m going to enjoy it while it lasts!