Wonderful sentiment about choral music here:
The choir I now belong to is currently rehearsing Haydn's 'Harmoniemesse' . I had never heard of this before, and as so often happens when I hear complicated choral music for the first time, I listened to it on a CD and thought, ah yes, very nice. But when you learn it--really learn it by practising weekly with a choir--and every week you become more aware of the layers of sound from the different parts--it enriches your life for ever.
When I'm a very old lady I shall be sitting there in my care home, plugged into earphones and singing along in my cracked, wobbly old voice as I listen to all the wonderful choral music I've learnt over the years. I'll be transported out of my arthritis and failing vocabulary – and it'll be one way of ensuring that I get a room of my own.
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Jan.27/08
Such a delightful little article.
I truly can appreciate as I too
am now in my early Senior years
I miss all the practices and
especially the performances
Traveling and meeting talented
people from around the world.
My interests and passion for
Choral-Choirs will be with
for always.
Thank you for sharing.
Regards. Sunflowers
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