Sorry for the recent lack of a blog update, I've been quite busy, but very satisfied with the way things are going. Saturday choir rehearsals started today and I am excited for the new season. We are singing Mozart's Mass in C Major, Faure's Cantique de Jean Racine and some waltzes and pieces by Brahms. It should be a fabulous program; I don't know when the concert dates are yet, but once I do you'll know immediately so that those who will be in Moscow then can plan accordingly, especially those who for reasons I can't comprehend failed to attend my concerts last winter and missed my beautiful solo. This is your chance to redeem yourselves. ;)
I'll write a longer blog soon, hopefully Wednesday when I have the day off for Defenders of the Fatherland Day, otherwise known as Men's Day. Heck yes! For now, I leave you and wish you warmer weather than we've got currently in Russia. Spring is coming, and I leave you with the words of Russian poet Fyodor Tiutchev:
Еще в полях белеет снег,
А воды уж весной шумят-
Бегут и будят сонный брег,
Бегут и блещут и гласят...
Они гласят во все концы:
"Весна идет, весна идет!
Мы молодой Весны гонцы,
Она нас выслала вперед!"
Весна идет, весна идет,
И тихих, теплых майских дней
Румяный, светлый хоровод
Толпится весело за ней!..
We sang a really awesome arrangement of this poem by Rachmaninov last year, wouldn't mind singing it again. :))
Ah well, anyways, have a lovely weekend! This is Comrade Jon signing out! Keep swimming and singing!
Peace and love,
Comrade Jon :)
