I’m about halfway through the really busy time of the year now. I’ve already played for the two Red Cedar choir concerts, sung twice with the New Auburn choir, and played for the middle school concert.
Today I practice with the kids at the college – three vocalists and two instrumentalist, then play for their recital on Thursday. Thursday is also the Cameron program day, one at 1:00 and one at 7:00, and I practice all afternoon tomorrow with them. The practice is really a dress rehearsal, with an audience, so it is a bit stressful, considering I’ve never gone through the music with them until that point. But it always works out. The Chetek Roselawn concert is this coming Monday, so I’ll be in practicing with them all the rest of my spare time this week. Sunday is also the Methodist church program that I always play for, so that means Wednesday evening and Saturday morning practices. Plus two more New Auburn choir performances over the weekend. (I sing in a trio with Leslie (Madison) Olson and Jennifer Albrecht on one of the numbers.) Next Monday is not only the Roselawn program, but also the 5 student juries, but once that is over, all I have left is the high school concert the following Monday, plus playing for the senior citizens December birthday party on that Thursday.
Whew! Makes me tired just writing it down!
Yeah–that makes me exhausted too, just reading it! I hope everything goes smoothly! 🙂
And I didn’t know the half of it when I wrote that this a.m. The senior center director resigned today, so I have that responsibility back, as well. But I’m excited about that. The board is meeting tonight to okay hiring me as the interim director until they hire someone officially (hopefully, me).
Ooooh! That is a good thing then! When we talked recently you were hoping that would happen–I just wasn’t expecting it to happen so quickly!
Yes, I’m glad, although I wish the whole thing didn’t get so ugly. But I guess that happens sometimes. So my main job is smoothing feathers and building people back up and recreating that sense of community that we used to have.
Meanwhile, practices, concerts, recitals, my own practicing…. I don’t know if I’m coming or going.
Have you heard yet if the board has made a decision?