... Glee!
Yes, I had my
very first Glee Club concert today. And
my mom came to visit. Best weekend EVER.
After ballroom
dancing the previous night, I woke up at 8:30 AM to clean my room. My mom had texted me, saying that she was
only a half-hour away! I was so excited
to reunite with her, catch up, and show her all around Dartmouth. When I bear-hugged her behind McCulloch, it
was almost as if time had never passed.
Much of Saturday morning she left me to do homework in the Baker tower
room while she did the laundry for me (how kind!), but I could hardly
concentrate on writing that paper on Lycurgan Politeia.
We met up at
FoCo for lunch. Mom was shocked to see
all of the different stations serving food, but even more shocked that the
place wasn’t nearly as crowded as opening day.
Not much to say about this. We
proceeded to Glee rehearsal. I felt so
bad, she was just sitting there looking like she was going to fall asleep. Actually, I was too, since Louis focused more
on the orchestra than the singers this time, and he actually let us sit
down. At least I had the chance to sing
my one-line solo in O Frondens Virga for her!
In the evening,
we checked back into the Shaker Hill B&B.
It felt like home, since we had stayed there for Dimensions weekend, and
nothing had changed… except Bo, the new dog. :)
I had such a great night’s sleep — 10 hours in peace and quiet! It was so much more relaxing than the
dorm. Of course, we woke up to a
delicious breakfast. We started off with
a stuffed pear, hollowed out and filled with nuts and pomegranate seeds,
followed by some scones with jam. For
the main course, we had a big apple pancake with “New Hampshire” maple syrup,
which the hosts insisted was better than Maine maple syrup.
The concert was
outstanding. I felt so privileged to be
singing with such talented vocalists surrounding me, and to be singing for some
of my favorite people (Mom, Meili, Pranam, Teresa, and Evelyn)! Pranam and Meili gave me flowers, which
really light up my room! They were so
thoughtful. I must return the favor for
Pranam’s orchestra concert next week.
Our program
consisted of Alleluia (Randall
Thompson), Ave Maria, Simple Song/Warm-up (Bernstein), O Frondens Virga (Hildegard), and Deep River for the first half. The second half showcased Bach’s Magnificat, which consisted of twelve
movements including amazing solos from upperclassmen. My favorite three movements were “Magnificat,”
“Omnes Generationes” (because Ben, Fermin, and I always creep each other out
going “oh-ho-ho-ho-ho-ho-hOMnes”) and “Sicut Locutus Est.”
You know, I can’t
even begin to express how much I adore the Glee club. They are like the siblings I never had. Every time I walk in to Faulkner auditorium
(or the Hop café for that matter), I am surrounded by such love and
support. I’m going to miss them so much
over winter break, and I really, really hope that I can share more memories
with them during spring tour in San Diego.
All I need is for my mom to say yes and… well…give me some $$.
I'll update when we come to some consensus on my traveling opportunities. Of course, now that I want to major in Japanese and Linguistics, there's Tokyo to consider. But I've written so much already, I might devote a new post to my passion for nihongo.
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