Well, despite the fact that it had been snowing for about 20 consecutive hours, this morning’s rehearsal at Old South Church still took place. The MBTA bus service was even running on time! After a trudge through the snow and a rather rough warm-up, I was pleased to find myself in good voice (all high notes there!) and rehearsal thoroughly enjoyable. I even felt confident in all my bits by the time rehearsal drew to a close and I stepped out into the snow once more.
Despite the fact there will be no organ played this Christmas Eve, the evening will still possess musically dynamic and enjoyable performances. We’ve got a brass quintet, timpani, grand piano, cello and clarinet lined up. Oh, and of course many wonderful soloists. There may be other instruments as well, but not all people could get to the rehearsal due to the recent snowfall.
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Dear MBTA,
Yes, indeed, this is my second open letter to you.
I cannot express the shock and dismay that crossed my face when I walked into rehearsal at Boston’s Old South Church this evening. Apparently, sometime Tuesday night, or perhaps early Wednesday morning, a huge crack appeared in the Eastern wall–the Dartmouth-facing wall containing multiple large stained glass windows–of Old South Church. Earlier, I had reported that it was 30 feet in length. Now I know it is much greater than this.
A closer inspection revealed the crack begins at the foundation, works its way up the right side of the stained glass, wends its way around one of the rose windows, and then angles towards the ceiling, making its way across the plaster to the lantern at the base of the cupola. It also branches off into the organ tower and paneling. The crack is deep enough to extend from the exterior … Read more »
Yesterday I did double-duty, with a voice over audition in the morning and a callback in the afternoon for the train commuter audition I had last week.
The voice over audition was a trial to get to–I took the MBTA. Clearly, I should know better by now, but I still like to hope that someday the T will be timely. Despite my 60-second tardiness, which should have been 15-minute earliness, the guys in the studio at Rumblestrip were unperturbed. The copy I was handed fell along the typically college-cool lines I’ve come to know and enjoy. Tristan was great and I had the opportunity to give two reads, each slightly different. And, in the world of great news, I received a call today that I’m in the running for the spot! The client will review the finalists and make the ultimate decision. While I’ll probably find out tomorrow if I’m selected, I’m trying not to get my hopes … Read more »
Last night I had my fitting for the upcoming Boston Lyric Opera production of Les Contes d’Hoffmann.
I called the costumers early to find out if there was anything special I needed to do or if I should enter through a backdoor of some kind. “Oh, I’m so glad you called!” said Lynn. “We were trying to reach you because the fitting before yours ended early. Could you come now?”
“Oh!” I replied in a startled manner, as it was 90 minutes before I was scheduled to be there. “Okay… I’m walking out the door now. I’ll get there as soon as I can.” I set off thanks to my demoralizingly co-dependent partner in transportation, the MBTA, despite recent negative interactions.
With as much haste as the MBTA could muster, I made it to Costume Works, Inc., and walked through their blue door into the magical world that is a costume shop: sewing mannequins … Read more »
Well, despite the fact that it had been snowing for about 20 consecutive hours, this morning’s rehearsal at Old South Church still took place. The MBTA bus service was even running on time! After a trudge through the snow and a rather rough warm-up, I was pleased to find myself in good voice (all high notes there!) and rehearsal thoroughly enjoyable. I even felt confident in all my bits by the time rehearsal drew to a close and I stepped out into the snow once more. 
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