Day Three of our tour, and it dawned absolutely gorgeous. Such a deep blue sky! We spent several hours at the Denver LDS temple (in Centennial, actually) either in the temple or enjoying the beautiful grounds and warming weather. I’ll let the photos tell the story.
We then drove to Loveland, where the choir had an open rehearsal while the choirs of Loveland and Thompson Valley High Schools observed and learned. The three choirs performed for each other, and exchanged compliments, ideas and tips for improvement. Then came a joint rehearsal for the evening’s closing number–very impressive with all the voices and the brass ensemble & percussion.
Then a quick dinner that continued our “P” dinners: we added pasta to the heretofore-eaten pancakes and pizza.
The concert was a good one. Notice the red hue on stage; I think that while the lights were warm, the slightly sunburned Singers also gave off a reddish glow.
Tomorrow starts very early, so I’ll bid you goodnight on behalf of the choir, who are home with their hosts and (we hope!) headed to bed soon. We have the luxury of staying with the same host families two nights in a row this time; we’ll feel like part of their families after such a lengthy stay!
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What beautiful photos! It looks like you are having a wonderful time.
I did make it to the performance, though I didn’t get around to commenting until now.
What a marvelous concert! The quantity and difficulty of the music you memorized was really impressive. I graduated from Thompson Valley in 2000, and I was a bit nostalgic as I listened to your performance at a place I had grown to love years before. I was grateful that so many of the selections were tender and introspective, and the close harmonies were wonderfully exact, allowing the composers’ text painting to shimmer. I appreciated the power, dignity and spirit of your performance. Come back to Colorado any time!
Thanks for coming, and especially thanks for these remarks. We love hearing when someone listens with a sensitive heart.