Settling Into The New Season

This season has been moderately tumultuous, both in terms of the weather and in terms of the new members. It was clear skies when I go up on Sunday, but by the time I got to rehearsal the clouds had rolled in and it was snowing. Crazy London weather!

As for the Pinkies, well, while the altos, tenors and basses have had their numbers sorted, the sopranos have had a few ups and downs. Being in a choir like the Pink Singers is a big commitment. And when people come along for their first session, it can all be rather overwhelming. I imagine they'd be asking themselves, what would I get out of spending four hours a week in this room with these people?

Honestly though, the answer is "a lot". Ask any Pink Singer and they will tell you that the Pinkies are more than just a choir, we are a social group, and mixed in with this is our support of the lesbian and gay community, both within our little group, and London as a whole. It is just a whole lot of fun, it is about sharing experiences, and some of my best mates are in the choir. I'm not going to wax lyrical about the Pinkies as I usually do, but you get the drift!

Anyway, even if potential new members are deterred, the good news is that we have a lot of continued interest, so until last week we were still inviting new sopranos along. The numbers are now well and truly filled, and so now all that remains, for us oldies, is learning the names of all the newbies.

This last week the focus was on getting the pieces for Paris ready. It is now week 5 and we have nearly six songs under our belt and sounding okay. It is just a question of memorizing the lyrics and polishing the dynamics now. I don't think we have ever learned the music this quickly before. A mark of how the choir is improving perhaps?