Almost There... Amour And More!

Well, it has been an exciting season, and everything culminates this Saturday at the Royal Academy of Music when we finally put all those hours of rehearsal (and drinks in the pub) to good use. Yesterday's rehearsal was quite reassuring. We appear to have plateaued in some of the songs, which is great because it means we are nearing the limit of what we can achieve, and there were others where you could still feel an improvement.

What really worked to our advantage this time was getting the chance to go on stage to practise the both the singing and the choreography. In past years we have had to rely on getting to the stage on the day of the performance which leads to a huge amount of stress as we never have enough time and nerves mean we inevitably make a mistake in the warm up. This time we could get a feel for the space and the sound a week in advance.

It was also a chance for our resident pro photographer Mike K to take snapshots of us in our performance gear. It is always interesting to see what people choose to wear, and I do like the diversity on parade. Over the years there has been a trend towards more formal clothing - this is a formal performance after all. I really loved Amy's outfit - you're so pretty! Still, there were a few too many pairs of jeans on show, some of which were dark grey rather than black, and some pinks were quite noticeably not the bright fuschia of the Pink Singers. Ah well, these things can still be addressed.

I also now have the names of my guests from Equivox, who are thankfully, my own hosts for when I went to Paris. I instant messaged them last night and they're really pleased too. On Saturday mornings I am still semi-religiously running with the Front Runners and so I invited my French guests along since they will be here. While they were initially hesitant, they seem to have been won round to the idea. Perhaps the promise of 60 men and just two showers did it for them?

See you at the concert!