"In his domestic administration my father had this system . . . to keep a journal and insert in it all occurrences of any note . . . A record very pleasant to look at when time begins to efface the memory of events, and very well suited to get us out of perplexity: When was such and such a thing begun? When completed? What retinues came? How long did they stay? Our trips, our absences; marriages; deaths; the receipt of happy or unhappy news . . . An ancient custom, which I think it would be good to revive, each man in each man's home. And I think I am a fool to have neglected it." (Montaigne, Book I, Essay 35 (publ. 1580))

Monday, September 03, 2007

ASU Choral Union (season 3)

Chris, Paul Jr. and I are back at it for year 3 with the ASU Choral Union. Same practice routine: Tuesday night at ASU at 7:15p - 9:15p.

Our fall semester concert schedule again has two dates: first concert is on October 26 at Gammage auditorium, Christmas concert is on December 2 (also at Gammage) . This year there is a repeat performance of the Christmas music on December 3. Which is nice, because typically we invest quite a bit of time and effort learning really nice pieces that we only have the opportunity to perform one time.

The music this fall is quite a bit easier than the last couple years. In October, we perform Beethoven's Choral Fantasy. It's in German, but we're getting used to that language. And most of the holiday music is in English! (More on that later.)

I continue to enjoy this a bunch.
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