All semester, I've had trouble sleeping on Tuesday nights due to those choruses running through my head. Last night was no exception. I hope that you've had the same wonderful affliction!
Just as the post-concert buzz makes us all quite unable to congratulation each other and, in some cases, say farewell properly, there is nothing that I can write to adequately express my gratitude and admiration for the dedication you gave to this production. It has been a really good semester--indeed my favorite since starting at FSU in 2007.
It's going to be some time before we top what we achieved last night. I know that expectations are high for what's next, but we must always keep in perspective that building a chorus is an annual, if not per-semester, project.
My thoughts for fall 2015 were to shift gears and do a lighter program, namely "A Beatles Christmas." The program would feature some a cappella arrangements of classic Beatles songs, coupled with English Renaissance Christmas music, ending, of course, with McCartney's Simply Having a Wonderful Christmas Time.
However, when I presented this idea to several of you last night, I saw wrinkled noses! (In 2008, a similar program was a very big deal on campus, and we grew the choir significantly because of it. But times change!)
That all said, I invite you to complete a short survey about repertoire for the fall. Please add your voice! Click here to complete the survey.
Meanwhile, best wishes to you all for a great summer and, especially, to our graduating class. You will be missed, but there will always be a place for you in the FSU Chorus!
-Paul
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