Rachmaninoff & Weekend

This weekend was the opening to the Rachmaninoff Festival and the first show of the season for the CSO Chorus. Our part in the performance was fairly short with the Three Russian Songs and it went as well as could be expected considering the difficulty of the language. The big piece is next weekend - The Bells - and should be a pretty fantastic performance (well, we hope). The third movement, the scherzo, is written for the chorus...and that's unusual, because it's typically so fast and lively. So, we will be singing fast & lively in Russian - it will be a unique experience!

As for the rest of the weekend, I was lucky enough to spend it resting, playing frisbee in the sun, going to an improv show downtown, and then today reading in the park for a couple of hours. It was so relaxing and so needed, especially considering how hectic last weekend was (Lande was here to visit and we just talked and talked...until 2am each night). But I'll admit, the lack of sleep was totally worth it and I can't wait to see him again in November!

A couple of pictures of our beautiful and unseasonably warm day:


My spot in the park - it was very comfy :)