Advent 2024 - Day 10

[wiseheart]

Today, I've delivered the Christmas cookies to six out of eight recipients. The others will have to wait until next week, since they no longer work at the school and therefore I couldn't just put the boxes down on their desk in the teachers' room. *g*

Choir practice went well enough in the absence of our choir leader (her husband has fallen ill); her usual replacement took over, which was necessary, considering that our Christmas concert takes place on Saturday.

Our programme is:
- 3 Hungarian Christmas songs, reworked for two voices, which we sing together with the children's choir;
- Bach: Ich steh' an deiner Krippe;
- Karai: A szép Szűz Mária (a Christmas-themed lullaby);
- Fischer: Ave Maria;
- What Child is This (I hardly had to introduce that one, have I?)
- Bach: Gloria sei dir gesungen
- Bárdos: Christmas lullaby
- Csendes a puszta (a piece for three voices, based on a traditional German Christmas song).

This time I get to be in the solo group (meaning two persons each from sopranos, mezzo and contralto), which makes the concert all the more special for me. I only regret that Mum can't be there. I'll show you the recording, of course, but that isn't the same.

In other news, I've almost finished Christmas card #39. It was a very easy-looking pattern yet turned out to be anything but. I'm sure I've made a lot of mistakes, but the really hard parts are done, all I'll have to add tomorrow are a few little details and the card body, which is a relief. I'll try to make a 40th one, just because I've got this thing for round numbers, but if I don't manage, then I don't manage.

My choirmates have brought me some more empty toilet rolls, so more surprise boxes will be made tomorrow. For today I'm completely done in.

Comments

[adafrog.livejournal.com]

Congrats on the solo group.

[just-jenni.livejournal.com]

How exciting that things are getting done and the holiday gift-giving season has well and truly started.

[elwenlj.livejournal.com]

You always impress me with how much you fit into any day. I would love to hear your choir.

[noadvertising.livejournal.com]

Congrats on being in the solo group!

Apparently we all have a "thing"- mine is prime numbers- had to eat two caramell cookies so that I was down to 43, which I put into the cookie box. It´s a really strange addiction...

[meathiel]

I hope the concert will go well.

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

Thanks. Let's hope our choir leader won't change her mind in the last minute. It has happened before.

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

If there is any recording, I'll try to upload it to YouTube and give you the link.

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

I'm so looking forward to this solo part; I hope it won't be taken away from me in the last moment. *fingers crossed*

I'm sure having to eat two caramel cookies was a terrible sacrifice on your part. ;))

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

Let's hope so. It is such a vital part of Christmas preparations, together with the baking and the fair.

[curiouswombat.livejournal.com]

How lovely to be in the solo group — congratulations!

I don't need most of my baking for another 10 days or so — I now quite envy you being more or less finished!

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

The things getting done part is a true relief. ;)

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

I am indeed very happy about that part. And I hope I won't be taken out of the solo group in the last moment. It happened before, and it would ruin the whole concert for me.