Choir tour
Phew! The last few days have been busy, so I'm sorry I wasn't able to write before now. Most of this post will have to do with choir tour. Man, it was a fun weekend! I was initially dreading it, but I ended up enjoying it. It was a little tiring, but we had a good time and really did a great job in all our concerts. And we did have a lot of concerts! We performed 7 times between Thursday-Sunday. Phew again!
Friday: I woke up a little before 7:00 AM to shower, dress up in concert attire, and finish packing. I met Lance at 8:15 to go to the bus, and we finally left around 9:00. First we went to a high school about 20-30 minutes away and sang there for them. Our voices weren't totally warmed up, but we did a decent job. Then we drove a couple more hours before eating and then going to a college that opened their gym facilities and swimming pool to us. Kirstin and I went swimming for most of it, but other people played basketball, whiffle ball, or worked out in the weight room. Then we showered and got back on the bus for a little more travelling. We arrived at the church we were to sing at, where they graciously gave us supper. Then we put back on our dresses, fixed our hair, reapplied our makeup (or at least the girls did), and got ready for our concert at 7:00 PM. I have to say we did a great job! Everyone loved it. Then we divided up into our host families. Melissa, Kirstin, LaShay, and I all got to room together (sweet!!), and we stayed with the kindest lady. She was so nice, and her house was lovely. She gave us snacks that night and spent some time getting to know us. Then us girls talked for a while before going to bed around 11:00.
Saturday: we met back at the church at 9:00 AM. We said goodbye to the lady who had hosted us--she was so sweet!--and we climbed back on the bus for another couple of hours of driving. We got to visit one of Texas' state parks, and it was beautiful! Supposedly it's the second largest canyon area after the Grand Canyon, or something like that, but I'm not sure how accurate that is. We got to stay in the park for a couple of hours, and it was fun. We played a little frisby football, some of us took turns hitting the whiffle ball, and then we all trooped off to do some hiking. Some people went to the absolute top of the canyon, and that was neat. We only went about 1/2 of the way up, but it was still an incredible view from where we were. After that, we drove on to the next church we were supposed to sing at that evening. They again provided supper, and then we again got ready for our concert (dress, hair, makeup, the works). The day had worn us out, so we were all pretty tired, besides the fact that we had just given a great concert the night before. We pulled ourselves together, however, started off decently, and ended brilliantly. It was a good concert. That night we drove another hour or two (after a stop at Sonic) and then got to our hotel rooms close to 11:00. Needless to say, we all pretty much went to sleep immediately.
Sunday: we sang twice at another church that morning: once for their 8:30 service, and once for their 11:00. We sang five pieces throughout the service, and I think everyone enjoyed it. We were all a little out of it, since we'd had to be at the bus by 7:15, but we did well. They did provide donuts in between the two services. The church provided our lunch at a Mexican food restaurant, and then we drove on then to our final church to sing at. They fed us supper and we again got ready (dress, hair, makeup, the works, again). I have to say...man, our last concert was our best. I think we absolutely blew everyone away. For a volunteer choir, we're actually really good; and I can say that without being too prideful since that reflects more on the rest of the people I get to sing with than on any of my talent. It was such a good note to end on (no pun intended). Then we drove back 2 hours to Abilene, got in around 10:30 or so, and then it was over. It had been a great tour, and I really loved it. It was a great feeeling when it was all over to know that we had given so much of ourselves for these concerts and that we'd done well. God was really with us and blessed us every time we sang. I just pray that he received all the praise from our concerts.
I also have to say that our director is wonderful. He has such a heart and passion for music, but more than that, a passion that the music glorify God. He demands the best from us, but in a good way that challenges us to give all we have; and he makes it clear that we aren't giving our all for him, but we give our all for God, because it is God who gave us our talents. I'm so thankful for our director, and he's the main reason I want to continue in this choir the rest of my time here in college.
Anyways, that was our tour! I've managed to post one picture from the tour above--the others, however, are being stubborn and refuse to get posted. I'll work on them, though. May God always give you a song in your heart of praise to him; truly music is one of his greatest gifts to us!
Friday: I woke up a little before 7:00 AM to shower, dress up in concert attire, and finish packing. I met Lance at 8:15 to go to the bus, and we finally left around 9:00. First we went to a high school about 20-30 minutes away and sang there for them. Our voices weren't totally warmed up, but we did a decent job. Then we drove a couple more hours before eating and then going to a college that opened their gym facilities and swimming pool to us. Kirstin and I went swimming for most of it, but other people played basketball, whiffle ball, or worked out in the weight room. Then we showered and got back on the bus for a little more travelling. We arrived at the church we were to sing at, where they graciously gave us supper. Then we put back on our dresses, fixed our hair, reapplied our makeup (or at least the girls did), and got ready for our concert at 7:00 PM. I have to say we did a great job! Everyone loved it. Then we divided up into our host families. Melissa, Kirstin, LaShay, and I all got to room together (sweet!!), and we stayed with the kindest lady. She was so nice, and her house was lovely. She gave us snacks that night and spent some time getting to know us. Then us girls talked for a while before going to bed around 11:00.
Saturday: we met back at the church at 9:00 AM. We said goodbye to the lady who had hosted us--she was so sweet!--and we climbed back on the bus for another couple of hours of driving. We got to visit one of Texas' state parks, and it was beautiful! Supposedly it's the second largest canyon area after the Grand Canyon, or something like that, but I'm not sure how accurate that is. We got to stay in the park for a couple of hours, and it was fun. We played a little frisby football, some of us took turns hitting the whiffle ball, and then we all trooped off to do some hiking. Some people went to the absolute top of the canyon, and that was neat. We only went about 1/2 of the way up, but it was still an incredible view from where we were. After that, we drove on to the next church we were supposed to sing at that evening. They again provided supper, and then we again got ready for our concert (dress, hair, makeup, the works). The day had worn us out, so we were all pretty tired, besides the fact that we had just given a great concert the night before. We pulled ourselves together, however, started off decently, and ended brilliantly. It was a good concert. That night we drove another hour or two (after a stop at Sonic) and then got to our hotel rooms close to 11:00. Needless to say, we all pretty much went to sleep immediately.
Sunday: we sang twice at another church that morning: once for their 8:30 service, and once for their 11:00. We sang five pieces throughout the service, and I think everyone enjoyed it. We were all a little out of it, since we'd had to be at the bus by 7:15, but we did well. They did provide donuts in between the two services. The church provided our lunch at a Mexican food restaurant, and then we drove on then to our final church to sing at. They fed us supper and we again got ready (dress, hair, makeup, the works, again). I have to say...man, our last concert was our best. I think we absolutely blew everyone away. For a volunteer choir, we're actually really good; and I can say that without being too prideful since that reflects more on the rest of the people I get to sing with than on any of my talent. It was such a good note to end on (no pun intended). Then we drove back 2 hours to Abilene, got in around 10:30 or so, and then it was over. It had been a great tour, and I really loved it. It was a great feeeling when it was all over to know that we had given so much of ourselves for these concerts and that we'd done well. God was really with us and blessed us every time we sang. I just pray that he received all the praise from our concerts.
I also have to say that our director is wonderful. He has such a heart and passion for music, but more than that, a passion that the music glorify God. He demands the best from us, but in a good way that challenges us to give all we have; and he makes it clear that we aren't giving our all for him, but we give our all for God, because it is God who gave us our talents. I'm so thankful for our director, and he's the main reason I want to continue in this choir the rest of my time here in college.
Anyways, that was our tour! I've managed to post one picture from the tour above--the others, however, are being stubborn and refuse to get posted. I'll work on them, though. May God always give you a song in your heart of praise to him; truly music is one of his greatest gifts to us!
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