Hello all!
Life has been pleasantly hectic over the last few months!
I had a lot of fun returning to Valencia as part of the Philharmonia Chorus to sing Mahler’s Second Symphony. It was the first time I had sung this particular work and I was absolutely blown away by how beautiful, exciting and moving the music was. Despite having to battle a horrendous cough through all one hour and thirty minutes of it, it was an amazing experience!
Aside from my foreign travels, I have also been racing up and down the A6 to Sheffield and getting thoroughly stuck into rehearsals, and eventually performances, for Cinderella with Sheffield City Opera. It was such an exciting couple of months. The music was pure joy to learn and we all had so much fun taking it from the rehearsal room into the theatre for three fantastic shows.
Dotted in between and around these, it has been a surprisingly quick lead-up to the end of term with my regular teaching and local events. The highlights have definitely been singing excerpts from The Armed Man by Jenkins and Feel the Spirit by Rutter for Cantata Music Education’s Singing Day, and seeing the Senior Choir I conduct at Macclesfield Music Centre take to the stage for the first time at their end-of-term concert.
All in all, it has been a fun summer so far, with lots more exciting things to come!
Lots of love, Sarah