And thanks to my Tumblr friends for tolerating all of this drama that’s not skinny girls with tattoos or pictures of fingerless gloves. Back to that soon, I promise.
For what its worth, its these giant, ranging discussions on work, priorities, and staying honest that keep me following Kung Fu Grippe.
Well, that, and the occasional New Wave Youtube vid.
now i AM in this choir. this song still brings tears to my eyes cause it reminds me of my dad.
i am on the top row and on the right hand side. basically you see our teacher’s head and i’m on the other side of the guy right next to her head to the right hahaha.
Now here’s something interesting. I follow the #choir tag on Tumblr, since I’m a, y’know, choral music education major. And what should appear in that tag’s feed but a video of Frank Ticheli’s There Will Be Rest, posted by an singer who performed in the video.
I know this video. Last year, when my choir performed this piece, we were all exhorted to go watch this video on YouTube. So I know it so well that I recognized the performance venue - “Oh, look, it’s the same hall where that ‘There Will Be Rest’ video was” - before I recognized that it actually was the There Will Be Rest video.
The point being, last year, at home, I was watching and listening to someone whose blog I stumbled upon now. Last year, I heard someone sing, and this year, I found their corner of the internet.
No idea what that means at a larger level, or even if it has implications at any level at all. It reminds me a little bit of what Phillip Copeland’s’ been talking about: crafting a “choral brain” and so forth.
But I find it interesting.
Ella Fitzgerald - Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
Just put 1:09 to 1:24 on repeat. And don’t stop.
Snow!
Music/writing/design geekery to continue after finals end. Until then, stay warm.
Also: Go ‘Cats.
